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.
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ISOPRENE is a common organic compound with the formula CH₂=C(CH₃)CH=CH₂ and it's notably used as the fundamental building block in the production of natural and synthetic rubbers.