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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

isoprene A colourless liquid diene, CH₂:C(CH₃)CH:CH₂. The systematic name is 2-methylbuta-1,3-diene. It is the structural unit in terpenes and natural rubber, and is used in making synthetic rubbers.

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