Term: olefins
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04281

Definition:
Acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons having one or more carbon–carbon double bonds, apart from the formal ones in aromatic compounds. The class olefins subsumes alkenes and cycloalkenes and the corresponding polyenes.

Related Terms:
1) hydrocarbons (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02889).
2) aromatic (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00441).
3) alkenes (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00224).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1353 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'olefins' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.O04281

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