Definitions For Isoprene

Noun

ISOPRENE (plural ISOPRENEs) (organic compound) An 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.

Derived terms

isoprenic isoprenoid isoprenyl

Synonyms

2-methyl-1,3-butadiene

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 異戊二烯, sc=Hani, 异戊二烯, tr=yìwù'èrxī, sc=Hani Finnish: isopreeni French: isoprène, m German: Isopren, n Hebrew: איזופרן Hungarian: izoprén Icelandic: ísópren, n Irish: isipréin, f Italian: isoprene, m Japanese: イソプレン (isopuren, sc=Jpan) Korean: 이소프렌, sc=Kore Lithuanian: izoprenas, m Malay: isoprena Polish: izopren, m Portuguese: isopreno, m Romanian: izopren, n Russian: изопре́н, m Spanish: isopreno, m

Etymology

Coined (1860) by British chemist C. G. Williams, from iso-, , equal; different, isomeric + prop-, , three carbon prefix + -ene, , alkene suffix. A misnomer.