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Originally Posted by cracked_doc
Is there any difference between Butylene and Butyne?
What does the suffix -ylene indicate???
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Yup butylene is the same as butene. The 'ene' ending is the modern way of saying it.
Old Way = ethylene... New Way = ethene
Old Way = propylene... New Way = propene
Old Way = butylene... New Way = butene
These are all members of the alkenes, hydrocarbons with double bonds.
You probably know that butyne is an alkyne and so is a hydrocarbon with a triple bond.