1Buten3yne
1-Buten-3-yne, also known as vinylacetylene, is an organic compound with the chemical formula C4H4. It is a colorless gas at room temperature and pressure. The molecule contains both a double bond and a triple bond, making it an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Specifically, it is an alkyne and an alkene. Its structure can be represented as CH2=CH−C≡CH.
1-Buten-3-yne is a reactive molecule due to the presence of both the alkene and alkyne functional groups.
This compound can be produced through various methods, including the dehydrohalogenation of dihalogenated butanes. It has