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Propen
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.
AI overview
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
via PubChem
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 42.04695