It is one of three isomers of benzenetricarboxylic acid.

[3] A colorless solid, trimesic acid has some commercial value as a precursor to some plasticizers.

[4] Trimesic acid can be combined with para-hydroxypyridine to make a water-based gel, stable up to 95 °C.

[5] Trimesic acid crystallizes from water to form a hydrogen-bonded hydrated network with wide unidimensional empty channels.

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