# mellitic acid

> acid first discovered in 1799 by M. H. Klaproth in the mineral mellite (honeystone), which is the aluminium salt of the acid; benzene-derived hexacarboxylic acid in which each carbon of benzene carries a carboxy substituent

**Wikidata**: [Q734078](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q734078)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellitic_acid)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mellitic-acid


## References

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5. [Source](http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:41089)
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11. mellitic acid. ChEBI
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13. Mapping file of InChIStrings, InChIKeys and DTXSIDs for the EPA CompTox Dashboard
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