What is "propene"

Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[`e]ne.] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ( C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene.

n. (context organic compound English) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.

n. a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene]

Propene, also known as propylene or methyl ethylene, is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C H. It has one double bond, and is the second simplest member of the alkene class of hydrocarbons.