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A variation of the method of production of isoprene from formaldehyde and isobutylene through the intermediate stage of 3-methylbutanediol-1,3 is proposed.
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Isoprene of a high degree of purity (99.5–99.8%) is produced in the process; few side products are formed.
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Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1663–1665, September, 1965
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Sharf, V.Z., Freidlin, L.K., Oparina, G.K. et al. Production of isoprene from formaldehyde and isobutylene through 3-methylbutanediol-1,3. Russ Chem Bull 14, 1621–1623 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01083812
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