The mixture is used as a monomer in nylon TMDT.

It is available commercially under the trade name Vestamin TMD from the company Evonik Industries.

[2] Isophorone is reduced by hydrogenation to the trimethylcyclohexanol, which is then oxidized with nitric acid (in the same fashion as adipic acid is synthesized from cyclohexane).

The diacid, again a mixture of two "trimethyladipic acids", is converted to the diamine via the dinitrile.

[3] TMD is used as a component in certain curing agents for epoxy resins.