Octene

Several isomers of octene are known, depending on the position and the geometry of the double bond in the carbon chain.

The simplest isomer is 1-octene, an alpha-olefin used primarily as a co-monomer in production of polyethylene via the solution polymerization process.

Several useful structural isomers of the octenes are obtained by dimerization of isobutene and 1-butene.

These branched alkenes are used to alkylate phenols to give precursors to detergents.

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