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The earliest recorded accounts of the production of synthetic rubbers by polymerisation refer to isoprene (2-methyl-l,3-butadiene) (I), a substance which is closely related to the repeat unit in the molecule of natural rubber.
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Blackley, D.C. (1983). Historical Development of Synthetic Rubbers. In: Synthetic Rubbers: Their Chemistry and Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6619-2_2
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