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Isoprene

Isoprene
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99%, contains <1000 ppm p-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

2-Methyl-1,3-butadiene

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHC(CH3)=CH2
CAS Number:
78-79-5
Molecular Weight:
68.12
Beilstein:
969158
MDL number:
MFCD00008600
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24895956
NACRES:
NA.22
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vapor density

2.35 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

8.82 psi ( 20 °C)

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

428 °F

contains

<1000 ppm p-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

expl. lim.

10 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.422 (lit.)

bp

34 °C (lit.)

mp

−146 °C (lit.)

density

0.681 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=C)C=C

InChI

1S/C5H8/c1-4-5(2)3/h4H,1-2H2,3H3

InChI key

RRHGJUQNOFWUDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Isoprene in the presence of sec-butyllithium as an initiator can undergo sequential anionic polymerization with styrene and methyl methacrylate to form polystyrene-block-polyisoprene-block-poly(methylmethacrylate) (SIM) and polyisoprene-block-polystyrene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (ISM), two asymmetric triblock terpolymers.[1] It is also used in the asymmetric synthesis of polystyrene-block-polyisoprene (PS-b-PI) diblock copolymers.[2]

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Pictograms

FlameHealth hazard
GHS02,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H224,H341,H350,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - Flam. Liq. 1 - Muta. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

-65.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

-54 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Listings

Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

EU REACH Annex XVII (Restriction List)

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SHBR8915
SHBR1110
SHBQ7580
SHBQ9783

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Four-Phase Morphologies in Blends of ABC and BAC Triblock Terpolymers
Haenelt TG, et al.
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 219(1), 1700241-1700241 (2018)
Morphology and elasticity of polystyrene-block-polyisoprene diblock copolymers in the melt.
Haenelt TG, et al.
Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 26(3), 263-275 (2014)
Tomohisa Kuzuyama
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 66(8), 1619-1627 (2002-10-02)
Isoprenoids are synthesized by consecutive condensations of their five-carbon precursor, isopentenyl diphosphate, to its isomer, dimethylallyl diphosphate. Two pathways for these precursors are known. One is the mevalonate pathway, which operates in eucaryotes, archaebacteria, and cytosols of higher plants. The
Michaela Stieglmeier et al.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology, 64(Pt 8), 2738-2752 (2014-06-08)
A mesophilic, neutrophilic and aerobic, ammonia-oxidizing archaeon, strain EN76(T), was isolated from garden soil in Vienna (Austria). Cells were irregular cocci with a diameter of 0.6-0.9 µm and possessed archaella and archaeal pili as cell appendages. Electron microscopy also indicated
Russell K Monson et al.
The New phytologist, 195(3), 541-559 (2012-06-29)
The leaves of many plants emit isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) to the atmosphere, a process which has important ramifications for global and regional atmospheric chemistry. Quantitation of leaf isoprene emission and its response to environmental variation are described by empirically derived equations
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    Good product if you need isoprene. Was useful for atmospheric chemistry research.

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