An enyne is an organic compound containing a C=C double bond (alkene) and a C≡C triple bond (alkyne).[1] It is called a conjugated enyne when the double and triple bonds are conjugated.
The term is a contraction of the terms alkene and alkyne.
The simplest enyne is vinylacetylene.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Basic IUPAC Organic Nomenclature: Enynes". University of Calgary. chem.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Monnier, Florian; Vovard-Le Bray, Chloé; Castillo, Dante; Aubert, Vincent; Dérien, Sylvie; Dixneuf, Pierre H.; Toupet, Loic; Ienco, Andrea; Mealli, Carlo (2007-04-13). "Selective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transformations of Enynes with Diazoalkanes into Alkenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129 (18): 6037–6049. doi:10.1021/ja0700146. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 17429974.
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