C₂H₄

Translingual

Symbol

C₂H₄

1. (organic chemistry) molecular formula for ethene

Alternative forms

• (CH₂)₂, CH₂CH₂, CH₂=CH₂, C2H4

Derived terms

• ethenyl: CHCH₂, -CHCH₂, C₂H₃, -C₂H₃, -CH=CH₂

Related terms

• methane: CH₄
• methyl: CH₃, -CH₃
• ethane: C₂H₆, (CH₃)₂, CH₃CH₃, CH₃-CH₃
• ethyl: CH₂CH₃, -CH₂CH₃, C₂H₅, -C₂H₅, -CH₂-CH₃
• ethyne: C₂H₂, CHCH, CH≡CH
• ethynyl: CCH, -CCH, C₂H, -C₂H, C≡CH, -C≡CH
• propene, 1-propylene, propyl-1-ene: C₃H₆, CH₂CHCH₃, CH₂=CH-CH₃
• propenyl: C₃H₅, -C₃H₅
  • 1-propylenyl, propyl-1-enyl: CHCHCH₃, -CHCHCH₃, -CH=CH-CH₃
  • 2-propylenyl, propyl-2-enyl: CH₂CHCH₂, -CH₂CHCH₂, -CH₂-CH=CH₂
  • -CCH₂CH₃
• propyldiene, 1,2-propyldiene, propyl-1,2-diene: C₃H₄, CH₂CCH₂, CH₂=C=CH₂
• propyldienyl: C₃H₄, -C₃H₄, -CH=C=CH₂

See also

• alkene
• disilene, Si₂H₄
• tetrafluoroethene, C₂F₄
• tetrafluorodisilene, Si₂F₄