chloroprenen.
/ˈklɔːrəpriːn//ˈklɒrəpriːn/ Chemistry.
A colourless liquid, made from acetylene and hydrochloric acid, which polymerizes to form neoprene n.
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polybutadiene1935
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1931 W. H. Carothers et al. in Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. LIII. 4203 In order to recognize the analogy in structure and behavior which exists between isoprene and chloro-2-butadiene-1,3, we call the latter compound chloroprene.
1958 Times Rev. Industry Nov. 64/2 Acetylene is now..used in the production of chloroprene.
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