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Isoprene, or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a common organic compound with the formula CH₂=C(CH₃)−CH=CH₂. In its pure form it is a colorless volatile liquid. Isoprene is produced by many plants and animals (including humans) and its polymers are the main component of natural rubber. C. G. Williams named the compound in 1860 after obtaining it from thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of natural rubber; he correctly deduced the empirical formula C₅H₈.