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ALKENES.h
The importance of alkenes in biology & industry is immense.
Ethene
> 20 x 106 ton/yr
Muscalure  (pheromones)
housefly sex attractant
b-carotene
Carotenes found in
green plants when
ingested are precursors to vitamin A