https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00224
Acyclic branched or unbranched @H02889@ having one carbon–carbon double bond and the general formula CnH2n. Acyclic branched or unbranched @H02889@ having more than one double bond are alkadienes, alkatrienes, etc.
See also:
olefins
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1313 [Terms] [Paper]