Trimellitic acid

CAS Number: 528-44-9

Molecular Formula: C9H6O6

About Trimellitic acid

Benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid (CAS 528-44-9) serves as a critical monomer for high-performance polyimide resins and powder coatings, with the United States market increasingly relying on a bulk chemical supplier network that can provide industry-specific purity of 98% for plasticizer manufacturing to ensure thermal ...

Trimellitic acid Specifications

CAS Number

528-44-9

Molecular Formula

C9H6O6

Molecular Weight

210.14 g/mol

IUPAC Name

benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

InChI Key

ARCGXLSVLAOJQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS Number

528-44-9

Molecular Formula

C9H6O6

Molecular Weight

210.14 g/mol

IUPAC Name

benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylic acid

Canonical SMILES

C1=CC(=C(C=C1C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O

InChI Key

ARCGXLSVLAOJQL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Molecular Weight

210.14 g/mol

Carboxylate Ligand

A versatile organic linker used as a carboxylate ligand in the coordination chemistry for the synthesis of a wide range of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

Polymer Intermediate

A trifunctional building block primarily employed in the production of high-performance polyesters, plasticizers, and synthetic resins to enhance mechanical properties and thermal stability

Chemical Intermediate

An essential aromatic tricarboxylic acid used as a precursor for the manufacture of trimellitic anhydride (TMA), which is widely utilized in the production of epoxy curing agents, coatings, and vinyl plasticizers

Luminescent Material Precursor

A functional reagent utilized in the synthesis of lanthanide-encapsulated nanocrystals and coordination polymers that exhibit specialized white-light luminescence.