Mellitic acid

CAS Registry Number®

517-60-2

CAS Name

Mellitic acid

Molecular Formula

C12H6O12

Molecular Mass

342.17

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    287 °C (decomp)

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H6O12/c13-7(14)1-2(8(15)16)4(10(19)20)6(12(23)24)5(11(21)22)3(1)9(17)18/h(H,13,14)(H,15,16)(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

InChIKey

InChIKey=YDSWCNNOKPMOTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)(=O)C1=C(C(O)=O)C(C(O)=O)=C(C(O)=O)C(C(O)=O)=C1C(O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=1C(C(=O)O)=C(C(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)=C(C(=O)O)C1C(=O)O

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2,3,4,5,6-Benzenehexacarboxylic acid
  • Benzenehexacarboxylic acid
  • Mellitic acid
  • Mellic acid
  • Hexacarboxybenzene

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