TRIMESIC ACID
Trimesic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
TRIMESIC ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid
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-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C9H6O6
- Molecular weight
- 210.14 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 210.01643791 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 112.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:46032
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL77562
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8021488
- PubMed:23062834
- PubMed:23061851
- PubMed:22903056
- PubMed:22864596
- PubMed:22811396
- PubMed:22810849
- PubMed:22777846
- PubMed:22748770
- PubMed:22590176
- PubMed:22574969
- PubMed:22545572
- PubMed:22517762
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 101412
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2024-07-01
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Inventory details for TRIMESIC ACID
INCI name
TRIMESIC ACID
Description
Trimesic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-101412
- Imported identity
- TRIMESIC ACID
- Source update
- 2024-07-01
Annex records for TRIMESIC ACID
Key data
- PLASTICISER
- Softening and making supple synthetic polymers that otherwise could not be easily deformed, spread or worked out.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How TRIMESIC ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists TRIMESIC ACID as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
TRIMESIC ACID is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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