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Definition of Butene
1. Noun. Any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers.
Specialized synonyms: Isobutylene, Polybutene, Polybutylene
Generic synonyms: Gas
Definition of Butene
1. Noun. (chemistry) Any of several forms of butylene. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Butene
1. butylene [n -S] - See also: butylene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butene
Literary usage of Butene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"/Areo-2-Bromo-3-butyl chloride was prepared from r-butyl hypobromite, lithium
chloride, and c/j-butene-2 in a ternary mixture of méthylène chloride, ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(b) Specifications and limitations. Poly1-butene ... (1) Specifications—(m)
Infrared identif ication. Poly-1-butene ..."
3. A Manuel of the Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1874)
"Pure butene is readily obtained by heating secondary butyl iodide with an ...
butene combines readily with fuming hydriodic acid, secondary butyl iodide ..."
4. A Textbook of Organic Chemistry by Joseph Scudder Chamberlain (1921)
"... butene-i or Ar-butene CHa— CH = CH—CH3 butene-2 or Aj—butene CH2 = C—CH3
2-Methyl propene-i or 2-Methyl Aj—propene CH3 Chemical Properties. ..."
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