0.00126 Density Ethylene Organic Gases For Chemical Industry , −169 °C Melting Point

Ethylene (C2H4) ethene For Used Chemical Industry And For The Production Of Plastics.

Description:

Ethylene (or IUPAC name ethene) is a chemical compound with the formula C2H4. Each molecule contains a double bond between the two carbon atoms, and for this reason it is classified as an alkene, It is a colorless gas.

1. Physical properties

Ethylene acts as a hormone in plants, regulating the ripening of fruit, opening of flowers, and shedding of leaves. It is also very important in industry and is the most abundantly produced organic compounds in the world. Global production of ethylene exceeded 75 million metric Tons per year in 2005. It can undergo many types of chemical reactions to generate a wide variety of chemical products.

2.  ETHYLENE Chemical Properties

Applications:

In the synthesis of fine chemicals

Ethylene is useful in organic synthesis. Representative reactions include Diels-Alder additions, ene reaction, and arene alkylation.

Miscellaneous

Ethylene was once used as a general anesthetic permitted via inhalation, but it has long since since replaced (see Effects Upon Humans, below).

It has also been hypothesized that ethylene was the catalyst for utterances of the oracle at Delphi in ancient Greece.

It is also found in many lip gloss products

Production of Ethylene in mineral oil filled transformers is a key indicator of severe localized overheating (> 750 degrees C)