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but-2-ene

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but-2-ene

Summary

but-2-ene is a type of chemical entity[1]. but-2-ene ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • but-2-ene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • but-2-ene's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC=CC[4].
  • but-2-ene's chemical formula is recorded as C₄H₈[5].
  • but-2-ene is a type of butene[6].
  • but-2-ene's Commons category is recorded as 2-Butene[7].
  • but-2-ene comprises carbon[8].
  • but-2-ene comprises hydrogen[9].
  • but-2-ene's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+56.063'}[10].

Why It Matters

but-2-ene ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month).[2] but-2-ene has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] but-2-ene is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). but-2-ene. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/but-2-ene
MLA “but-2-ene.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/but-2-ene.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_but-2-ene_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{but-2-ene}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/but-2-ene}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

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  1. 18d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → carbon, hydrogen
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → butene
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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