MELLITIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

>300 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

437.66°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.8324 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.7610 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

Water Solubility 

Completely soluble in water

form 

powder to crystal

pka

pK1: 0.68;pK2: 2.21;pK3: 3.52;pK4: 5.09;pK5: 6.32; pK6: 7.49 (25°C)

color 

White to Light yellow

Merck 

14,5825

BRN 

2228443

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29173990

MSDS

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MELLITIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Beige powder

Uses

Mellitic acid is part of a group of benzenepolycarboxylic acids that have potential anti-hemorrhagic properties. Mellitic acid is also used as a motif to investigate possible radial self-assembly using complementary aromatic bases.

Definition

ChEBI: A benzene-derived hexacarboxylic acid in which each carbon of benzene carries a carboxy substituent.

MELLITIC ACID(517-60-2)Related Product Information

• BenzenaMine, N,N-bis(4-Methoxyphenyl)-4-(4,4,5,5-tetraMethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-
• benzene-1,3,5- triyltris(methylene))triphosphonic acid
• 2,4-Dimethylbenzoic acid
• (3,4-Dimethylphenyl)methanol
• 3-Carboxybenzaldehyde
• 2,5-DIMETHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL
• 2,4,5-TRIMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE
• Potassium hydrogen phthalate
• 2,4-Dimethylbenzaldehyde
• 2,6-Dimethylbenzoic acid
• MELLITIC ACID HEXAMETHYL ESTER,Mellitic acid hexamethyl
• PENTAMETHYLBENZALDEHYDE
• 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxaldehyde
• m-Phthalaldehyde
• HEXAMETHYLBENZENE
• 2,3,5,6-TETRAMETHYL-P-XYLENE-ALPHA,ALPHA'-DIOL
• TETRAMETHYLTEREPHTHALIC ACID
• Pyromellitic acid