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, trimellitic acid is a colorless solid. It is prepared by oxidation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene.
Isomers
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Hemimellitic acid (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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