Heptene is a higher
olefin
In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. The double bond may be internal or at the terminal position. Terminal alkenes are also known as α-olefins.
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, or
alkene
In organic chemistry, an alkene, or olefin, is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond. The double bond may be internal or at the terminal position. Terminal alkenes are also known as Alpha-olefin, α-olefins.
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with the formula
C7H14.
The commercial product is a liquid that is a mixture of
isomers
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the existence or possibili ...
. It is used as an additive in lubricants, as a
catalyst
Catalysis () is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst (). Catalysts are not consumed by the reaction and remain unchanged after it. If the reaction is rapid and the catalyst recycles quick ...
, and as a
surfactant
Surfactants are chemical compounds that decrease the surface tension or interfacial tension between two liquids, a liquid and a gas, or a liquid and a solid. The word ''surfactant'' is a Blend word, blend of "surface-active agent",
coined in ...
. This chemical is also known as heptylene.
References
Further reading
* Carl Schaschke, 2014,
A Dictionary of Chemical Engineering', Oxford University Press.
* G. I. Nikishin, Yu. N. Ogibin & L. Kh. Rakhmatullina, 1975, â
Peroxydisulfate-initiated reactions of 1-heptene with acetic and propionic acids€™, ''Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR'', Division of chemical science, volume 23, pages1479–1483
* Yu. D. Shenin, T. V. Kotenko & A. N. Egorenkova, Nystatin. IV. 1969
The heptaene component of samples of nystatin-nursimicin ''Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal volume 3'', pages 631–634
* Nicholas E. Leadbeater, Cynthia B. McGowan, 2013
Experiment 2: Second-Order Elimination Reaction Preparation of Heptene from 2-Bromoheptane ''Laboratory Experiments Using Microwave Heating'', chapter 3
* E. S. Mortikov, M. I. Rozengart & B. A. Kazanskii, 1968
Dehydrocyclization of n-heptenes under conditions of a pulsed system and in the usual flow-type setup ''Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Division of chemical science'' volume 17, pages95–98(1968)
Alkenes
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