How does the presence of double bonds in rubber molecules influence their structure and reactivity?
How does the presence of double bonds in rubber molecules influence their structure and reactivity?

Natural rubber is a cis-polyisoprene with double bonds between the two isoprene units, C2 and C3.

Intermolecular interactions between the multiple isoprene units are relatively weak due to their cis-configuration. Units are randomly organized in natural rubber. As a result, it is flexible.