A.2-octene is the name of the molecule shown below.
How many carbons does 2-octene have?
The oct part of the name indicates the parent chain. In this case, oct- is an abbreviation for octane, which means that there are 8 carbons in the parent chain. The first part of the name, cis-2. 2 is used to indicate the first atom that forms the double bond above.
Alkenes are classified into higher olefins and alpha olefins. This means that the double bond is in the alpha (primary) position, which makes the compound more reactive and provides useful chemistry.
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