chloroprene Chem.
(ˈklɔərəpriːn, ˈklɒr-)
[f. chloro-2 + isoprene.]
A colourless liquid, made from acetylene and hydrochloric acid, which polymerizes to form neoprene.
| 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. |