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3-Methylbenzoic acid is a weakly acidic compound and serves as an important intermediate in the synthesis of various chemicals, drugs, and agrochemicals, including the insect repellent DEET.
Weakly acidic compound
Important intermediate for chemical, drug, and agrochemical synthesis
Used in insect repellent DEET production
Appearance is solid
Color is white to off-white
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3-Methylbenzoic acid is a weakly acidic compound that serves as an important intermediate for the synthesis of various chemicals, drugs, and agrochemicals, including the insect repellent DEET.
Weakly acidic compound
Important intermediate for chemical synthesis
Used in agrochemicals and drugs
For research use only
Purity of 99.9%
White to off-white solid appearance
Store powder at -20°C for 3 years or 4°C for 2 years
Store in solvent at -80°C for 6 months or -20°C for 1 month
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