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Definition of Butylenes
1. butylene [n] - See also: butylene
Lexicographical Neighbors of Butylenes
Literary usage of Butylenes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"These three butylenes are obtained by removing the elements of hydriodic acid
from the well known butyl iodides. The normal primary iodide yields a butylene ..."
2. Organic Chemistry for Advanced Students by Julius Berend Cohen (1918)
"CH3 + Nal + CO2 The two butylenes which boil at 1 — 1-5 and 2—2-7° respectively
can be identified by means of their dibromides. Wislicenus' Theory. ..."
3. The Rise and Development of Organic Chemistry by Carl Schorlemmer (1894)
"On heating these with caustic potash we obtain only three butylenes, C4H8. ...
The butylenes have, therefore, the following constitution :— a-Butylene. ..."
4. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"Ethylene, propylene, the butylenes and the other gaseous compounds of this aliphatic
... Propylene and the butylenes are also materials which can be used in ..."
5. Chemistry of the Carbon Compounds: Or, Organic Chemistry by Victor von Richter (1891)
"For a method of separating these two butylenes. consult Jier., 19, Ref. 554.
It boils at —6° and dissolves in sulphuric acid (diluted one half with water), ..."
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