Trimer (chemistry)

In technical jargon, a trimer is a kind of oligomer derived from three identical precursors often in competition with polymerization.

[3] An industrial route to cyanuric acid entails the thermal decomposition of urea, with release of ammonia.

This water then reacts with cyanic acid present, which helps drive the trimerization reaction, generating carbon dioxide and ammonia.

This heterocycle consists of a six-membered ring with alternating methylene bridges and thioether groups.

[6] Three molecules of acetaldehyde condense to form paraldehyde, a cyclic trimer containing C-O single bonds.