Isoprene
Overview
Isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound
with the formula CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2. Under standard conditions it is a colorless liquid. However, this compound is highly volatile because of its low boiling point.
Isoprene (C5H8) is the monomer
of natural rubber and also a common structure motif to an immense variety of other naturally occurring compounds, collectively termed the isoprenoids.
Organic compound
An organic compound is any member of a large class of gaseous, liquid, or solid chemical compounds whose molecules contain carbon. For historical reasons discussed below, a few types of carbon-containing compounds such as carbides, carbonates, simple oxides of carbon, and cyanides, as well as the...
with the formula CH2=C(CH3)CH=CH2. Under standard conditions it is a colorless liquid. However, this compound is highly volatile because of its low boiling point.
Isoprene (C5H8) is the monomer
Monomer
A monomer is an atom or a small molecule that may bind chemically to other monomers to form a polymer; the term "monomeric protein" may also be used to describe one of the proteins making up a multiprotein complex...
of natural rubber and also a common structure motif to an immense variety of other naturally occurring compounds, collectively termed the isoprenoids.
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