Trimellitic acid (benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid) is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C
6H
3(СООН)
3. Like the other
isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element (chemistry), element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the exi ...
s 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
A che ...
, trimellitic acid is a colorless solid. It is prepared by oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene.
Isomers
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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, ...
(benzene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid)
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Trimesic acid
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. A colorless solid, trimesic acid has some commercial value as a precursor ...
(benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid)
See also
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Trimellitic anhydride chloride
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Trimellitic anhydride
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Mellitic acid
Mellitic acid, also called graphitic acid or benzenehexacarboxylic acid, is an acid first discovered in 1799 by Martin Heinrich Klaproth in the mineral mellite (honeystone), which is the aluminium salt of the acid. It crystallizes in fine silky n ...
References
Tricarboxylic acids
Benzoic acids
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