isoprene synthesis
1Isoprene — Chembox new Name = Isoprene ImageFileL1 = Isoprene.svg ImageSizeL1 = 100px ImageFileR1 = Isoprene 3d.png ImageSizeR1 = 120px IUPACName = 2 Methyl buta 1,3 diene OtherNames = isoprene Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 78 79 5 SMILES = C=C(C)C …
2isoprenoid — /uy seuh pree noyd/, adj. Chem. pertaining to, derived from, or similar to isoprene. [1955 60; ISOPRENE + OID] * * * or terpene Class of organic compounds made up of two or more structural units derived from isoprene. Isoprene is a five carbon… …
3Lipid — Structures of some common lipids. At the top are oleic acid[1] and cholesterol.[2] The middle structure is a triglyceride composed of oleoyl, stearoyl, and palmitoyl chains at …
4Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… …
5Terpenoid — Chemical structure of the terpenoid isopentenyl pyrophosphate. The terpenoids (  / …
6Steroid — This article is about a family of polycyclic hydrocarbons. For the performance enhancing substance, see Anabolic steroid. IUPAC recommended ring lettering (left) and atom numbering (right) of cholestane, a prototypical steroid skeleton.[1] The… …
7Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis …
8hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… …
9industrial polymers, major — Introduction chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials. In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …
10elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… …
