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4-Methylbenzoic acid
4-Methylbenzoic acid, also known as p-toluic acid or crithminic acid (obsolete) is a substituted benzoic acid. It is an intermediate in some industrial processes for the oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid which is used in the manufacture of PET.
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