structure of polyisoprene and how we cross link the chain of polyisoprene
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Answer: Excerpt from Encyclopedia britannica:
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"Polyisoprene, polymer of isoprene (C5H8) that is the primary chemical constituent of natural rubber, of the naturally occurring resins balata and gutta-percha, and of the synthetic equivalents of these materials. Depending on its molecular structure, polyisoprene can be a resilient, elastic polymer (elastomer), as in the case of natural rubber and isoprene rubber, or a tough, leathery resin, as in the case of natural and synthetic balata or gutta-percha.
The chemical structure of isoprene can be represented as CH2=C(CH3)—CH=CH2. Polyisoprene—built up from the linking of multiple isoprene molecules—can assume any one of four spatial configurations, or isomers, each of which imparts a unique set of properties to the polymers. As the repeating units of polyisoprene, the four isomers have the following structures:https://cdn.britannica.com/66/15466-004-6C816B76/structures.jpg