noun
- An organic compound containing two carbon-carbon double bonds.
Usage: chemistry; also called diene
Examples
- Butadiene is a common diolefin used in rubber manufacturing.
- The diolefin structure allows the molecule to undergo addition reactions at both double bonds.
- Chemists studied the reactivity of the diolefin in the polymerization process.
- Natural rubber contains diolefin units in its polymer chain.
- The diolefin compound was synthesized through a multi-step organic reaction.