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Trimesic acid
95%
Synonym(s):
BTC, H3BTC, TMA, Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid
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95%
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impurities
<5% acetic acid
mp
>300 °C (lit.)
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SMILES string
OC(=O)c1cc(cc(c1)C(O)=O)C(O)=O
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)
InChI key
QMKYBPDZANOJGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Trimesic acid (TMA), also known as 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, has a self-organized 2D molecular network structure formed by intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the carboxylic acid residues in bulk crystals.
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Application
TMA can be used in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), which can be used as organic linkers potentially utilized in sensors.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Solvothermal reactions of equimolar zinc acetate, lithium acetate, and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H(3)btc) in different mixed solvents yielded isostructural three-dimensional frameworks [LiZn(btc)(cG)].lG [cG and lG denote coordinated and lattice guests, respectively; cG = (nmp)(0.5)(H(2)O)(0.5), lG = (EtOH)(0.5) (1a); cG = H(2)O
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(23), 7856-7857 (2010-05-21)
Reaction of Cr(CO)(6) with trimesic acid in DMF affords the metal-organic framework Cr(3)(BTC)(2).nDMF (BTC(3-) = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate), which is isostructural to Cu(3)(BTC)(2).3H(2)O. Exchanging DMF for methanol and heating at 160 degrees C under dynamic vacuum for 48 h results in the
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