What is Polyene?
{{complex|2=so much hard chemistry my head is exploding. Don't know how inexperienced English readers can survive this.|date=September 2024}} {{expert-subject|date=January 2024}} {{no sources|date=September 2014}} '''Polyenes''' are poly-[[Saturation (chemistry)|unsaturated]] [[organic compound]]s. They contain one or more arrangements of [[alternating]] double and single [[carbon]]–carbon bonds. These double carbon–carbon bonds work in a process called [[Conjugated system|conjugation]]. This results in an overall lower energy state of the [[molecule]]. [[Image:Amphotericin B new.svg|thumb|center|500px]] [[Category:Organic compounds]] {{sci-stub}}