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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.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 134.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol
- SMILES
- CCC(CO)(CO)CO
- InChIKey
- ZJCCRDAZUWHFQH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.8
- Polar surface area
- 60.7 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 3
- H-bond acceptors
- 3
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- 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
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Production
- Applications
- See also
- References
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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