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terephthalic acid

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terephthalic acid

Summary

terephthalic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • terephthalic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • terephthalic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)O)C(=O)O[4].
  • terephthalic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₈H₆O₄[5].
  • terephthalic acid is a type of benzenedicarboxylic acid[6].
  • terephthalic acid is used for commodity chemical[7].
  • terephthalic acid's Commons category is recorded as Terephthalic acid[8].
  • terephthalic acid comprises oxygen[9].
  • terephthalic acid comprises carbon[10].
  • terephthalic acid comprises 1,4-phenylene[11].
  • terephthalic acid comprises carboxyl[12].
  • terephthalic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Pinus pinaster[13].
  • terephthalic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Cassia roxburghii[14].
  • terephthalic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • terephthalic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Arabidopsis thaliana[16].
  • terephthalic acid's found in taxon is recorded as Phaseolus vulgaris[17].
  • terephthalic acid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[18].
  • terephthalic acid's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+166.026609'}[19].
  • terephthalic acid's ionization energy is recorded as {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+9.86'}[20].
  • terephthalic acid's subject has role is recorded as free radical scavengers[21].
  • terephthalic acid's conjugate base is recorded as hydrogen terephthalate ion[22].
  • terephthalic acid's monomer of is recorded as polyethylene terephthalate[23].

Why It Matters

terephthalic acid ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (669 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Carboxylic Acids of Moroccan Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Chemical Examination of the Seeds of Cassia spectablis. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Physiological and environmental parameters associated with mass spectrometry-based salivary metabolomic profiles. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The metabolic signature related to high plant growth rate in Arabidopsis thaliana. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Metabolite Profiling of Root Exudates of Common Bean under Phosphorus Deficiency. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Medical Subject Headings. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → commodity chemical
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → benzenedicarboxylic acid
    Subject has role → free radical scavengers
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529655305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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