Introduction to Alkenes Alkenes:Hydrocarbons with C=C double bonds. Alkenes are unsaturated. Alkenes also called olefins,meaning "oil-forming gas.” Alkene FG is the reactive C=C double bond. CH; Example: CH,=CH-CH一CH 3-methyl-1-butene 2013 Pearson Education Inc. Introduction to Alkenes • Alkenes: Hydrocarbons with C=C double bonds. • Alkenes are unsaturated. • Alkenes also called olefins, meaning “oil-forming gas.” • Alkene FG is the reactive C=C double bond. © 2013 Pearson Education Inc. 2