A hydrocarbon with six carbon atoms and two double bonds between carbons, used in industrial chemistry and polymer production.
From Greek 'hex-' (six) + '-diene' (two double bonds). This chemistry term became standard in the early 20th century as chemists developed systematic nomenclature for unsaturated hydrocarbons.
1,3-hexadiene is a key precursor in making synthetic rubber and various plastics—during World War II, chemists synthesized it to replace natural rubber when supplies were cut off.
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