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A mixture of 2 mmol of p-xylene, 0.1 mmol of N-acetoxyphthalimide, 0.01 mmol of cobalt(II) acetate, 0.01 mmol of manganese(II) acetate and 2 ml of acetic acid was stirred at 100° C. in an atmosphere of oxygen gas (1 atm=0.1 MPa) for 14 hours and thereby yielded terephthalic acid, p-toluic acid and p-carboxybenzaldehyde in yields of 79%, 8% and 5%, respectively.