1,1,1-Tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane is an intermediate in the production of alkyd and polyester resins, powder coating resins, synthetic lubricants based on polyol esters, stabilizers for plastics, plasticizers, and pigment coatings. It is used in some phase change materials.
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Applications
1,1,1-Tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane is an intermediate in the production of alkyd and polyester resins, powder coating resins, synthetic lubricants based on polyol esters, stabilizers for plastics, plasticizers, and pigment coatings. It is used in some phase change materials.
Solubility
Soluble in water.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, water/ moisture.
RUO – Research Use Only
Yao-Jung Chen and Hsin-Hung Chen. 1,1,1-Tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane as a New, Efficient, and Versatile Tripod Ligand for Copper-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Aryl Iodides with Amides, Thiols, and Phenols. Org. Lett. 2006, 8 (24), 5609-5612.
Alan S. Tracey; Michael J. Gresser. Vanadium(V) oxyanions: interactions of vanadate with 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane and with the buffer tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane. Inorg. Chem. 1988, 27 (7), 1269-1275.