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Liquid in synthetic rubber manufacture
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isoprene
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Isoprene , or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH=C(CH)-CH=CH. In its pure form, it is a colorless volatile liquid. Isoprene is produced by many plants.
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Isoprene \I"so*prene\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.) An oily, volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon ( C5H8 ), obtained by the distillation of caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and used to make synthetic rubber by polymerization. In organic chemistry, it is viewed ...
Usage examples of isoprene.
Well, isoprene, according to Strong, gives out an odour something like ether.