Isoprene definition
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Origin of isoprene
- iso– pr(opyl)ene
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Coined (1860) by British chemist C. G. Williams, from iso- (“equal; different, isomeric”) + prop- (“three carbon prefix”) + -ene (“alkene suffix”). A misnomer.
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