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bisalkene

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any compound, especially a symmetric dimer, containing two alkene groups

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich In the case of cavity bisalkene 75, a single isomer was obtained with two equivalents of isobenzofuran 72, each reacting stereospecifically with a cyclobutene-1,2-diester group to produce the symmetrical product 76.

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History

Etymology

From bis- + alkene.