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Homophthalic acid is a dicarboxylic acid with the formula C6H4(CO2H)CH2CO2H. It is a colorless solid. The compounds can be prepared by the Willgerodt reaction from 2-acetylbenzoic acid.
One of the uses is in the preparation of the NSAID tesicam.
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