Alkene Hydrocarbon Structure Models
SKU: 68845NV
Alkenes such as ethylene (ethene) are important in both industrial & biological processes. Ethylene. for example, is both a common plant hormone that causes ripening & a precursor for making ethylene glycol (antifreeze) & polyester fibres.
The 68845NV student set can build a variety of simple linear alkenes including: ethene (C2H4), propene (C3H6), butene (C4H8), pentene (C5H10), hexene (C6H12), heptene (C7H14), octene (C8H16) up to nonene (C9H18) & their isomers. Longer alkenes of 9 to 20 carbons are listed below but require extra atoms to build them.
Alkenes with 2 double bonds are called dienes of which there are 3 types, cumulated, conjugated & isolated. These consist of 2 pairs of double bonded carbon atoms that are adjacent, separated by a single bond or by 2 single bonds are more. Examples of these are 2,3-pentadiene, 1,3 pentadiene & 1,4 pentadiene respectively.
Indigo Instruments has maintained a substantial inventory of genuine Cochranes of Oxford (Orbit) atoms & bonds for over 30 years. These parts are compatible with every student & teacher molecular model set we have sold since day 1. This level of quality may appear expensive but no parts support from other vendors costs even more.
