
Trimellitic anhydride
Trimellitic anhydride is a 2-benzofuran compound having oxo groups at the 1- and 3-positions and a carboxy substituent at the 5-position; the cyclic anhydride formed from the carboxy groups at the 1- and 2-positions of trimellitic acid. It has a role as an allergen, an epitope and a hapten. It is a dioxo monocarboxylic acid, a cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride and a member of 2-benzofurans. It is functionally related to a trimellitic acid and a phthalic anhydride. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 1,3-dioxo-2-benzofuran-5-carboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C9H4O5
- Molecular weight
- 192.12 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 192.00587322 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 80.7 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:53050
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL2137687
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7026235
- PubMed:22439792
- PubMed:22381623
- PubMed:21997384
- PubMed:21915071
- PubMed:21893156
- PubMed:21785612
- PubMed:21747867
- PubMed:21738881
- PubMed:21691754
- PubMed:21534883
- PubMed:21432060
- PubMed:21364926
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