unsaturated compound
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Unsaturated compound
In
organic chemistry
, an unsaturated compound is a
chemical compound
that contains carbon - carbon
pi bonds
such as an
alkene
or an
alkyne
. In a saturated compound these pi bonds are removed by the addition of hydrogen and no multiple bonds are present.
Alkanes
are examples of saturated compounds. It is in this sense that
fatty acids
are classified as saturated or unsaturated, according to their
iodine number
.
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unsaturated compound
An organic compound with molecules containing one or more double bonds.
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