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decene

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Also known as alpha-decene, decylene, n-decylene, 1-decene

Decene is an organic compound with the chemical formula . Decene contains a chain of ten carbon atoms with one double bond, making it an alkene. There are many isomers of decene depending on the position and geometry of the double bond. Dec-1-ene is the only isomer of industrial importance. As an alpha olefin, it is used as a comonomer in copolymers and is an intermediate in the production of epoxides, amines, oxo alcohols, synthetic lubricants, synthetic fatty acids and alkylated aromatics.

Chemical data

Formula
C10H20
Molecular weight
140.27 g/mol
IUPAC name
dec-1-ene
SMILES
CCCCCCCCC=C
InChIKey
AFFLGGQVNFXPEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
5.7
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Mass
140.157
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melting point
-66.3
chemical formula
C₁₀H₂₀
canonical SMILES
CCCCCCCCC=C
speed of sound
1250
Commons category
1-Decene
ionization energy
9.42
boiling point
170.5
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Decene is an organic compound with the chemical formula . Decene contains a chain of ten carbon atoms with one double bond, making it an alkene. There are many isomers of decene depending on the position and geometry of the double bond. Dec-1-ene is the only isomer of industrial importance. As an alpha olefin, it is used as a comonomer in copolymers and is an intermediate in the production of epoxides, amines, oxo alcohols, synthetic lubricants, synthetic fatty acids and alkylated aromatics.

The industrial processes used in the production of dec-1-ene are oligomerization of ethylene by the Ziegler process or by the cracking of petrochemical waxes.

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