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Saturday, May 28, 2016

3.7 Draw displayed formulae for alkenes with up to four carbon atoms in a molecule, and name the straight-chain isomers

This is where it gets difficult. Because all alkenes have a double carbon to carbon bond, when drawing the displayed formula for an alkene you must always remember:
- Carbon only has four bonds
- Therefore, if two of those are to another carbon
- It will only be bonded to two other hydrogens