Why are alkenes important? Organic Chemistry Alkene and Alkyne Addition Reactions Introduction to Reactions and Mechanisms 1 Answer Reyan Roberth Jul 6, 2018 #color(blue)"The importance of alkenes in our day to day life are as follows:-"# Explanation: The importance of alkenes:- #color(blue)"They are used in the manufacture of plastic products"# #color(red)"They are used as fuel and illuminant."# #color(green)"They are used used for manufacturing polymers"# #color(purple)"manufacture of industrial Chemicals"# Answer link Related questions Why is the product of the addition of #Cl_2# to trans-2-butene a meso compound? What are alkenes and alkynes used for? Why are alkenes and alkynes called unsaturated compounds? Are all alkenes and alkynes unsaturated hydrocarbons? Why are alkenes and alkynes more reactive? How can i dentify the nucleophile and the electrophile in #H-Br# + #HO^-)hArr Br^-#+#H_2O#... Can you explain the mechanism of the reaction (step-by-step) by which the alkene + HBr is... Why are electrophilic addition reactions the characteristic reactions of alkenes? How are synthetic alkynes used for birth control? Why are alkynes less reactive than alkenes in electrophilic addition reactions? See all questions in Introduction to Reactions and Mechanisms Impact of this question 5963 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License