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olefin, olefine [Brit ˈəʊlɪfɪn, Am ˈoʊləfən] N

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For example, using olefin polymerization catalysts, copolymers can be formed with ethylene or styrene by polymerizing only the norbornene double bond. en.wikipedia.org

They are also known as thiiranes, olefin sulfides, thioalkylene oxides, and thiacyclopropanes. en.wikipedia.org

These electron-donating groups make the olefin nucleophilic enough to attack electrophilic initiators or growing polymer chains. en.wikipedia.org

The reverse of olefin insertion into a metal-hydrogen bond is -hydride elimination. en.wikipedia.org

Approaches to this synthesis are diverse, and include central steps such as annululation, olefin metathesis, radical cyclization, and trapping reactions. en.wikipedia.org

Although rhenium pentachloride has no commercial applications, it is of historic significance as one of the early catalysts for olefin metathesis. en.wikipedia.org

This model seems to be valid despite substitution on the olefin. en.wikipedia.org

Androsterone differs in that the 3-hydroxyl has the -configuration, hence epi, and the compound includes the 5,6 olefin, hence dehydro. en.wikipedia.org

Low isobutane-olefin ratios increase the likelihood of olefin-olefi polymerization that will result in lower octane. en.wikipedia.org

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