noun
- Plural of alkyne; organic compounds containing a triple bond between two carbon atoms.
Usage: chemistry term; used in organic chemistry and industrial applications
Examples
- Alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbons with at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.
- The simplest alkyne is acetylene, also known as ethyne.
- Alkynes are more reactive than alkenes due to their triple bonds.
- In the lab, students learned to identify alkynes using bromine water tests.
- Many alkynes are used as starting materials in organic synthesis.
- The triple bond in alkynes makes them useful for polymerization reactions.