isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (ī`səprēn, by
'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.)
isoprene [′ī·sə‚prēn]
'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.)isoprene [′ī·sə‚prēn]
(organic chemistry)
C5H8A conjugated diolefin; a mobile, colorless liquid having a boiling point of 34.1°C; insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether; polymerizes readily to form dimers and high-molecular-weight elastomer resins.
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