Chemical Properties
white to almost white crystalline powder
Uses
Mesitoic acid can be used for its antioxidant.
Definition
ChEBI: A trimethylbenzoic acid in which the three methyl substituents are located at positions 2, 4 and 6.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, p. 590, 1974
DOI: 10.1021/ja00809a049Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p. 553, 1955
Tetrahedron Letters, 11, p. 4459, 1970
Purification Methods
Crystallise mesitoic acid from water, ligroin or carbon tetrachloride [Ohwada et al. J Am Chem Soc 108 3029 1986]. [Beilstein 9 H 553, 9 I 214, 9 II 360, 9 III 2489, 9 IV 1854.]