trimethylolpropane
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Trimethylolpropane (TMP) is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH2C(CH2OH)3. This colourless to white solid with a faint odor is a triol. Containing three hydroxy functional groups, TMP is a widely used building block in the polymer industry.
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- Mass
- 134.094
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₁₄O₃
- canonical SMILES
- CCC(CO)(CO)CO
- melting point
- 60.0
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Trimethylolpropane (TMP) is the organic compound with the formula CH3CH2C(CH2OH)3. This colourless to white solid with a faint odor is a triol. Containing three hydroxy functional groups, TMP is a widely used building block in the polymer industry.
==Production== TMP is produced via a two step process, starting with the condensation of butyraldehyde with formaldehyde:
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