isoprene
isoprene · isoprenes
изопрен
Isopren
An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerizedAn unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.
UK/ˈaɪsə(ʊ)pɹiːn/US/ˈaɪsəˌpɹin/
Meaning
1 sensesAn unsaturated hydrocarbon, C₅H₈, that is readily polymerized; natural rubber (caoutchouc) is cis-1,4-polyisoprene, and trans-1,4-polyisoprene is present in gutta-percha and balata; it is the structural basis for the terpenes.
Isopren
изопре́нizoprén
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Origin
Coined (1860) by British chemist C. G. Williams, from iso- (“equal; different, isomeric”)Coined (1860) by British chemist C. G. Williams, from iso- (“equal; different, isomeric”) + pr(op)- (“three carbon prefix”) + -ene (“alkene suffix”). A misnomer.
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