Alcohols possessing the general formula
H–[CH2C(Me)=CHCH2]nOH
in which the carbon skeleton is composed of one or more isoprene units (biogenetic
precursors of the
isoprenoids).
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1360