Terephthalic-acid
product of hydrolysis of Polyethylene-terephthalate. Polyethylene terephthalate is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibers for clothing, containers for liquids and foods. Terephthalate(2-) is the dianion obtained by the deprotonation of the carboxy groups of terephthalic acid. Degradation of PET using hydrolytic enzymes leads to the release of hydrolysis products such as BHET (bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate), MHET (mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalic acid), TPA (terephthalic acid) and EG (ethylene glycol)
General
Type : Terephthalate, Phthalate
Chemical_Nomenclature : terephthalic acid
Canonical SMILES : C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChI : InChI=1S\/C8H6O4\/c9-7(10)5-1-2-6(4-3-5)8(11)12\/h1-4H,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)
InChIKey : KKEYFWRCBNTPAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Other name(s) : TPA || Terephthalate || P-Phthalic acid || 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid || Benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid || P-Dicarboxybenzene || 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylate || 1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, ion(2-)
MW : 166.13
Formula : C8H6O4
CAS_number : 100-21-0
PubChem : 7489
UniChem : KKEYFWRCBNTPAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Target
Structures : No structure
Families : No family
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