Octene is analkene with the formulaC
8H
16. Severalisomers of octene are known, depending on the position and the geometry of thedouble bond in the carbon chain.
The simplest isomer is1-octene, analpha-olefin used primarily as a co-monomer in production ofpolyethylene via the solutionpolymerization process. Several usefulstructural isomers of the octenes are obtained by dimerization ofisobutene and1-butene. These branched alkenes are used to alkylatephenols to give precursors todetergents.[1] The dimerisation of isobutane generatesdiisobutenes
 | This article about ahydrocarbon is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
Authority control databases: National |
|---|