Trimesic acid

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Trimesic acid, also known as benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, is an organic compound with the formula C6H3(CO2H)3. It is one of three isomers of benzenetricarboxylic acid.[3] A colorless solid, trimesic acid has some commercial value as a precursor to some plasticizers.[4]

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Trimesic acid
Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations TMA
2053080
ChEBI
ChEMBL
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DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.253 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 209-077-7
51147
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H6O6/c10-7(11)4-1-5(8(12)13)3-6(2-4)9(14)15/h1-3H,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)(H,14,15) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C9H6O6/c10-7(11)4-1-5(8(12)13)3-6(2-4)9(14)15/h1-3H,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)(H,14,15)
    Key: QMKYBPDZANOJGF-UHFFFAOYAC
  • c1c(cc(cc1C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
Properties
C9H6O6
Molar mass 210.14034
Acidity (pKa) 3.12, 3.89, 4.70[1]
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS) Oxford MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 Â°C [77 Â°F], 100 kPa).
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Trimesic acid can be combined with para-hydroxypyridine to make a water-based gel, stable up to 95 Â°C.[5]

Trimesic acid crystallizes from water to form a hydrogen-bonded hydrated network with wide unidimensional empty channels.[6][7]

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