dodecatriene

D2O1D2E1C3A1T1R1I1E1N1E1

noun

A chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds.

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Meanings

noundodecatriene (plural dodecatrienes)

plural dodecatrienes

  1. chemistryA chain of twelve carbon atoms with three double bonds.

    Reaction run in presence of 2 mol equiv butadiene; trans-2-butene, oxtadienes and dodecatrienes are in the final product, but no diphenylmethane or phenylcyclohexane.

    2009, J. J. Zuckerman, A. P. Hagen, Inorganic Reactions and Methods, page 165

Origin

From dodeca- + triene.

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APA

dodecatriene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecatriene

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“dodecatriene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecatriene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dodecatriene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodecatriene.

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