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Vinyl norbornene
Vinyl
norbornene
is an
organic compound
that consists of a
vinyl group
attached
to norbornene. It is a
colorless
liquid
.
The compound
exists
as
endo
and
exo
isomers
, but these are not typically
separated
. It is an
intermediate
in the
production
of the
commercial
polymer
EPDM
. It is prepared by the
Diels-Alder reaction
of
butadiene
and
cyclopentadiene
.
.
Safety
. It is also a
neurotoxin
.