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Salicylic acid (aspirin precursor)
Synthesized via Kolbe-Schmitt reaction from sodium phenolate + CO₂; direct precursor for aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). China dominates both salicylic acid and acetic anhydride production.
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1 essential American goods rely on salicylic acid (aspirin precursor) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.