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پروپیلن

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Also known as CH2=CH-CH3, 1-propylene, methylethene, methylethylene, 1-propene, R-1270, propene

Propylene, also known as propene, is an unsaturated organic compound with the chemical formula . It has one double bond, and is the second simplest member of the alkene class of hydrocarbons. It is a colorless gas with a faint petroleum-like odor.

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Propylene is a colorless gas made from petroleum that contains a chemical double bond, making it part of a group of compounds called alkenes. It's important because it serves as a basic building block for creating many everyday plastic products and chemicals.

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Chemical data

Formula
C3H6
Molecular weight
42.08 g/mol
IUPAC name
prop-1-ene
SMILES
CC=C
InChIKey
QQONPFPTGQHPMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.4
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
alkene
Has part
oxygen
Mass
42.04695
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Commons category
Propylene
different from
propane
chemical formula
C₃H₆
canonical SMILES
CC=C
monomer of
EPDM rubber
found in taxon
Senna sophera
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electric dipole moment
0.366
ionization energy
9.73
melting point
-185.25
boiling point
-47.69
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