Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid is a tricarboxylic acid that consists of benzene substituted by carboxy groups at positions 1, 3 and 5.
Definition
Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid is a tricarboxylic acid that consists of benzene substituted by carboxy groups at positions 1, 3 and 5. It is a member of benzoic acids and a tricarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate(1-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII OU36OO5MTN · registered name 1,3,5-BENZENETRICARBOXYLIC ACID · single chemical substance
Trimesic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 554-95-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 209-077-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8021488
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501488
- IUPAC
- Benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C9H6O6
- Molecular weight
- 210.141 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 366~367 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- not flammable
- Relative density
- 1.471
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.35 (log Pow, 21.41℃)
- Molecular weight
- 210.14
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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