Neohexene is the hydrocarbon compound with the chemical formula (CH3)3CCH=CH2.
It is a colorless liquid, with properties similar to other hexenes.
It is a precursor to commercial synthetic musk perfumes.
Neohexene is prepared by ethenolysis of diisobutene, an example of a metathesis reaction:[1] It is a building block to synthetic musks by its reaction with p-cymene.
[1] In the study of C-H activation, neohexene is often used as a hydrogen acceptor.