Trimesic acid
Trimesic acid, also known as benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid, is an organic compound with the formula C6H33. It is one of three isomers of benzenetricarboxylic acid. A colorless solid, trimesic acid has some commercial value as a precursor to some plasticizers.
Trimesic acid can be combined with para-hydroxypyridine to make a water-based gel, stable up to 95 °C.
Trimesic acid crystallizes from water to form a Hydrogen-bonded [organic framework|hydrogen-bonded hydrated network] with wide unidimensional empty channels.