Industrial Uses of Alkenes Alkenes are useful intermediates in organic synthesis,but their main commercial use is as precursors(monomers) for polymers F Polymerise TFE PTFE H Polymerise H2H2 H CH CHCCHC PhPhPh Styrene Polystyrene Ch07 Alkenes:Struct synth (landscape) Page 11 Ch07 Alkenes; Struct + synth (landscape) Page 11 Industrial Uses of Alkenes Alkenes are useful intermediates in organic synthesis, but their main commercial use is as precursors (monomers) for polymers. F F F F F F F F F F F F N PTFE Polymerise H H H Polystyrene Polymerise CH H2 C CH H2 C CH Ph Ph H2 C Ph Styrene TFE