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1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene

CAS 526-73-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

25551-13-7

1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hemimellitene · 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene 100 microg/mL in Methanol · 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzol · 1,2,3-trimethyl-benzene · 1,2,3-trimetilbenceno · 1,3-Trimethylbenzene

Show all 16 names

1,3-Trimethylbenzene, 90.5% · Benzene, trimethyl- · Benzene,2,3-trimethyl- · Hemellitol · Hemimellitene, 90.5% · Hemimellitol · Trimethylbenzene, 1,2,3- · Trimethylbenzene · Trimethylbenzenes · Wln: 1R B1 C1

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene yet.

Recorded functional uses: Degradant/impurity

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care, Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Degradant/impurity.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated january 24, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

32

Named organisations

5

Laboratory suppliesCleaning products and household careSpecialty occupational productsRaw materialsHome maintenanceCleaning and safety

Typical roles

Degradant/impurity
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