On really sad lab days in grad school, I'd tell my labmates they were going to make a mistake, make a serendipitous discovery, and get a Science paper out of it.
For one chemist, that happened! An accidental discovery of a new way to recycle Plexiglas! 😍
via @bribarbu.bsky.social:
🧪⚗️ #chemsky
Chlorine radicals unmake commercial polymethacrylates under mild conditions
