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2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid

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2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid Basic information

Product Name:
2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid
Synonyms:
  • TMBA
  • RARECHEM AL BO 0328
  • 2,4,6-trimethyl-benzoicaci
  • Benzoicacid,2,4,6-trimethyl-
  • beta-Isodurylic acid
  • beta-isodurylicacid
  • 2,4,6-TRIMETHYLBENZOIC ACID
  • 2-MESITYLENECARBOXYLIC ACID
CAS:
480-63-7
MF:
C10H12O2
MW:
164.2
EINECS:
207-553-9
Product Categories:
  • Aromatic Carboxylic Acids, Amides, Anilides, Anhydrides & Salts
  • Organic acids
  • API intermediates
Mol File:
480-63-7.mol
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2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:
152-155 °C (lit.)
Boiling point:
288.61°C (estimate)
Density 
1.0670 (estimate)
refractive index 
1.5198 (estimate)
storage temp. 
Sealed in dry,Room Temperature
solubility 
Chlorform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
form 
Solid
pka
pK1:3.448 (25°C)
color 
White to Off-White
Water Solubility 
722.5mg/L(temperature not stated)
BRN 
1866187
InChIKey
FFFIRKXTFQCCKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS DataBase Reference
480-63-7(CAS DataBase Reference)
NIST Chemistry Reference
Benzoic acid, 2,4,6-trimethyl-(480-63-7)
EPA Substance Registry System
2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid (480-63-7)
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Safety Information

Hazard Codes 
Xn
Risk Statements 
20/21/22
Safety Statements 
22-24/25-36
WGK Germany 
3
RTECS 
DI0887010
TSCA 
Yes
HS Code 
29163900

MSDS

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2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to almost white crystalline powder

Uses

Mesitoic acid can be used for its antioxidant.

Definition

ChEBI: A trimethylbenzoic acid in which the three methyl substituents are located at positions 2, 4 and 6.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 590, 1974 DOI: 10.1021/ja00809a049
Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p. 553, 1955
Tetrahedron Letters, 11, p. 4459, 1970

Purification Methods

Crystallise mesitoic acid from water, ligroin or carbon tetrachloride [Ohwada et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 3029 1986]. [Beilstein 9 H 553, 9 I 214, 9 II 360, 9 III 2489, 9 IV 1854.]

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