What do pine trees and jet fuel have in common?

Chemistry For Your Life · Jan 12, 2023 · 29m

#152

Well we've just finished that time of the year, the time when some of us bring pine trees into our homes to hang out with us for a few weeks. Sounds fine right? Nothing risky, it's just a tree right? Unless maybe that tree secretly has a notable similarity to jet fuel. Then maybe it could have a chance of being a problem.

References from this episode

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/cen-v089n049.p035

https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/p/alpha-pinene.html…