Definition
dienes
noun
- Plural of diene; organic compounds containing two carbon-carbon double bonds.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- Dienes are important intermediates in organic synthesis.
- The reaction between dienes and dienophiles is called a Diels-Alder reaction.
- Conjugated dienes have alternating single and double bonds.
- Scientists studied the reactivity of different dienes in the experiment.
- Butadiene is one of the most common dienes used in polymer production.