Ethane - A colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel.
Ethene - A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.
Ethyne - A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.
Both ethene and ethane contain two carbons. Ethene has a double bond between its two carbons while ethane has a single bond. Because of this, ethane contains six hydrogen atoms, but ethene only contains four.
The presence of an extra carbon atom (in ethane) as well as two more hydrogen atoms.
Ethene has a double bond and is an alkene whereas ethane has no double bond and is an alkane.
Ethane is C2H6 because the formula is CnH2n+2 when -ane is used, and Ethene is C2H4 because the formula is CnH2n when -ene is used.
Both ethene and ethane contain two carbons. Ethene has a double bond between its two carbons while ethane has a single bond. Because of this, ethane contains six hydrogen atoms, but ethene only contains four.
ethene is a gas
Combustion.
You are trying to reduce ethane to ethene, I am guessing. That is a very hard reaction to do... probably you will have to do a free radical halogenation on ethane to form 1-chloroethane, followed by an E2 reaction with t-butoxide or some other bulky base to form ethene. Since ethane and ethene are both gases and cheaply available from petroleum cracking, this reaction really isn't worth doing.
according to me, ethane can't be prepared from ethanol. but you can prepare ethene from ethanol by treating ethanol with conc. H2SO4 (95%) In 440 K Temperature with release of water molecule.
Both ethene and ethane contain two carbons. Ethene has a double bond between its two carbons while ethane has a single bond. Because of this, ethane contains six hydrogen atoms, but ethene only contains four.
ethene is a gas
double bond
Ethene can react with Bromine water - turns colourless
ethene
Combustion.
Ethyne is acidic in nature and is soluble in aqueous solution of NaOH while ethene does not.
The plastic poly [ethene ]- polyethylene is formed.
number of carbon atoms
Ethyne is most reactive where as ethane is least.
You are trying to reduce ethane to ethene, I am guessing. That is a very hard reaction to do... probably you will have to do a free radical halogenation on ethane to form 1-chloroethane, followed by an E2 reaction with t-butoxide or some other bulky base to form ethene. Since ethane and ethene are both gases and cheaply available from petroleum cracking, this reaction really isn't worth doing.
prepare ethane from ethene