What is "octene"

Octene \Oc"tene\, n. [See Octo-.] (Chem.) Same as Octylene.

n. (context organic compound English) Any of many isomeric alkenes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond; some of them are used in the manufacture of polymers

Octene is an alkene with the formula . 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.