# Terephthalic acid: Chemistry in its element

An episode of [The chemical breakdown & Chemistry in its element](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1162733995), 24 Jan 2020, 7:41.

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Once thought of as an interesting – but useless – turpentine derivative, this oddly-named acid became the precursor to one of the world's most widely used plastics

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