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Organic compound.... Dehydrogenation?!?
Does ''dehydrogenation of alkane'' to form alkene exist???
Is alkane too stable enough to undergo such reaction?
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- cat loverLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Certainly does exist. Refining petroleum is perhaps the easiest example. So it is not under mild conditions. Realize that an alkane is more then simply ethane or propane. It simply means a saturated compound of carbon and hydrogen. And when it is branched, there are many opportunities to convert it to something else.
But even ethane is converted to ethylene, which is very useful for other purposes. The predominant method of converting ethane to ethylene is the steam cracking process. This involves heating a hydrocarbon feedstock, in this case, ethane -- but it could also be naphtha or gas oil -- and breaking down the particles via steam to create ethylene.
Read more: How to Convert Ethane to Ethylene | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_10001431_convert-ethane-et...