diphenylalkene

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noun

An organic compound consisting of an alkene (a hydrocarbon with a carbon-carbon double bond) where two phenyl groups (-C₆H₅) are attached to the alkene's carbon atoms. The general formula for a diphenylalkene is C₆H₅-CH=CH-C₆H₅, where two benzene (phenyl) rings are bonded to an alkene backbone.

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noundiphenylalkene (plural diphenylalkenes)

plural diphenylalkenes

  1. chemistryAn organic compound consisting of an alkene (a hydrocarbon with a carbon-carbon double bond) where two phenyl groups (-C₆H₅) are attached to the alkene's carbon atoms. The general formula for a diphenylalkene is C₆H₅-CH=CH-C₆H₅, where two benzene (phenyl) rings are bonded to an alkene backbone.

    This result serves to show the spectral indicator property of this diphenylalkene, demonstrating the strongly acid character of the silica-alumina surface.

    1965, D. D. Eley, Herman Pines, Paul B. Weisz, editors, Advances in Catalysis, volume 15, Academic Press, page 265
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