Product Information
- Bipropenyl
- Dipropenyl
- NSC 74169
- 1,4-Dimethylbutadiene
2,4-Hexadiene is an organic compound that is reactive and participates in stepwise cationic polymerization. It has two geometric isomers (Z-2,4-hexadiene and E-2,4-hexadiene), and both are used in the synthesis of polymers. Z-2,4-hexadiene reacts with pentane to yield a copolymer of hexadiene (polyhexadiyne) and butadiene. The reaction mechanism for this process is believed to be a radical chain reaction. 2,4-Hexadiene also reacts with alkynes to produce polymers with alternating alkene units. Thermodynamically, 2,4 hexadiene tends to react with more reactive molecules such as oxygen or water instead of less reactive ones such as pentane or alkynes. Kinetically, 2,4 hexadiene reacts faster with less reactive molecules than more reactive ones. Functional theory suggests that the rate of
