Talk:Terminal alkene

Requested move 29 September 2023

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The result of the move request was: Moved (closed by non-admin page mover) BegbertBiggs (talk) 10:48, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

– The term "alpha-olefin" or its various spellings (like α-olefin) are not in common use; for instance the term does not appear in the 3 organic chemistry textbooks I have access to. Olefin in general is becoming more and more a deprecated, or at least secondary, synonym for alkene. The subject of this article isn't really a concept that is discussed prevalently on its own, as the concepts are usually discussed in terms of vinyl groups and vinylidene groups, but if we're looking for a term that encompasses both functional groups, then "terminal alkene" seems most appropriate. It appears in at least one organic chemistry textbook, and has the advantage of avoiding confusion with Greek letter prefixes and hyphens. Linear alpha olefin should be moved analogously, except "straight-chain" is more precise and in more prevalent use than "linear" though I would be fine with either. Really, pending the outcome here I propose to merge the two articles, as I don't see a need for a daughter article here, and if that were to happen than the title of the second article would be moot. Mdewman6 (talk) 00:48, 29 September 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. BegbertBiggs (talk) 12:34, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Alpha-olefin → Terminal alkene
 * Linear alpha olefin → Straight-chain terminal alkene

I have concerns about this move and have posted to WT:CHEMS for review. --Rifleman 82 (talk) 16:15, 15 October 2023 (UTC)