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Its main uses are in the production of gasoline (petrol) and butadiene, although some but-2-ene is also used to produce the solvent butanone via hydration to 2-butanol followed by oxidation |
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But-2-ene is an acyclic alkene with four carbon atoms. It is the simplest alkene exhibiting cis/trans-isomerism; that is, it exists as two geometric isomers cis-but-2-ene and trans-but-2-ene. It is a petrochemical, produced by the catalytic cracking of crude oil or the dimerization of ethylene. |
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Chemicals |