Pimelic acid

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Pimelic acid is the organic compound with the formula HO2C(CH2)5CO2H. Pimelic acid is one CH2 unit longer than a related dicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, a precursor to many polyesters and polyamides. However compared to adipic acid, pimelic acid is relatively small in importance industrially.

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