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isoprene
isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (ī´səprēn, byōō´tədī´ēn), colorless liquid organic compound. It is a hydrocarbon, and is insoluble in water but soluble in many organic solvents; it boils at 34°C. The isoprene molecule contains two double bonds. It is readily polymerized by the use of special catalysts; large numbers of isoprene molecules join together to form a single large, threadlike polyisoprene molecule. Isoprene polymers also occur naturally. The natural rubber caoutchouc is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in the natural rubbers balata and gutta-percha. (The cis and trans polyisoprenes are structural isomers.)
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isoprene
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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isoprene (2-methyl butadiene) A five-carbon compound that forms the structural basis of many biologically important compounds, e.g. the terpenes.
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