Material Recommendations A colorless, flammable and liquified gas with a faint odor. A simple asphyxiant, noncorrosive, most common materials can be used. Member of the alkene group of hydrocarbons.
Alkenes serve as intermediates in the preparation of a variety of organic compounds.
In the industrially important Oxo process, alkenes react catalytically with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give aldehydes. Alkenes are polymerized by heating with catalysts to give high-octane gasolines, plastics, and synthetic rubber. The chemical formula is C4H8. All four butenes are gases at room temperature and pressure. The major part of the butenes is utilized for the production of octanes, which are important constituents of gasoline.