alkynes

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00236
Acyclic branched or unbranched @H02889@ having a carbon-carbon triple bond and the general formula CnH2n-2, RC≡CR. Acyclic branched or unbranched @H02889@ having more than one triple bond are known as alkadiynes, alkatriynes, etc.
See also:
acetylenes
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1314 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'alkynes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00236 RIS BibTex EndNote
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