Trimesic acid, also known as benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, is an
organic compound
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with the formula C
6H
3(CO
2H)
3. It is one of three isomers of
benzenetricarboxylic acid Benzenetricarboxylic acid is a group of chemical compounds which are tricarboxylic derivatives of benzene. Benzenetricarboxylic acid comes in three isomers:
All isomers share the molecular weight 210.14 g/mol and the chemical formula
In che ...
.
A colorless solid, trimesic acid has some commercial value as a precursor to some
plasticizer
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Plasticiz ...
s.
Trimesic acid can be combined with
''para''-hydroxypyridine to make a water-based gel, stable up to 95 °C.
Trimesic acid crystallizes from water in a
hydrogen-bonded hydrated network with wide unidimensional empty channels.
See also
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Trimellitic acid
Trimellitic acid (benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H3(СООН)3. Like the other isomers of benzenetricarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid is a colorless solid. It is prepared by oxidation of 1,2 ...
(1,2,4-benzenetricarboxylic acid)
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Hemimellitic acid
Hemimellitic acid (benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid) is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H3(СО2Н)3. Like the other isomers of benzenetricarboxylic acid, hemimellitic acid is a colorless solid. It is prepared by oxidation of 1, ...
(1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid)
References
Benzoic acids
Tricarboxylic acids
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