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Isoprene, or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a
common volatile organic compound with the
formula CH2=C(CH3)−CH=CH2. In its pure form it is a
colorless volatile...
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Conceptually derived from
isoprenes, the
structures and
formulas of
terpenes follow the
biogenetic isoprene rule or the C5 rule, as described...
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Sesquiterpenes are a
class of
terpenes that
consist of
three isoprene units and
often have the
molecular formula C15H24. Like monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes...
- caoutchouc, as
initially produced,
consists of
polymers of the
organic compound isoprene, with
minor impurities of
other organic compounds.
Types of polyisoprene...
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distinct types of
biochemical subunits or "building-blocks":
ketoacyl and
isoprene groups.
Using this approach,
lipids may be
divided into
eight categories:...
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naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon
compound isoprene and its
derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc.
While sometimes used...
- The
enzyme isoprene synthase (EC 4.2.3.27)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction prenyl pyrophosphate ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
isoprene + diphosphate...
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without decomposition,
although at
elevated temperatures it
cracks to form
isoprene. It
oxidizes easily in
moist air to
produce carveol, carvone, and limonene...
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synthetic rubber, a
copolymer of
isobutylene with
isoprene. The
abbreviation IIR
stands for
isobutylene isoprene rubber. Polyisobutylene, also
known as "PIB"...
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Monoterpenes are a
class of
terpenes that
consist of two
isoprene units and have the
molecular formula C10H16.
Monoterpenes may be
linear (acyclic) or...
