MadSci Network: Chemistry
Query:

Re: What is 1,3-Hexadiene, and how is it relevant?

Date: Tue Aug 5 15:42:07 2003
Posted By: Dan Berger, Faculty Chemistry/Science, Bluffton College
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1059515133.Ch
Message:

The general suffix for a compound with a carbon-carbon double bond is "ene" as in "propene". The "diene" refers to the fact that there are two double bonds in the main chain.

The 1,3- part tells you where the double bonds are: they are between carbon atoms 1 and 2, and between carbon atoms 3 and 4. This is the same principle as "3-isopropyl" (not isopropAl!), the "3" tells you where the point of attachment is.

For more, see David Woodcock's excellent organic nomenclature website.

Dan Berger


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