triformin

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| ImageFile = Triformin.svg

| ImageAlt = Skeletal formula of triformin

| ImageFile1 = Triformin 3D ball.png

| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the triformin molecule

| SystematicName = Propane-1,2,3-triyl triformate

| OtherNames = {{Unbulleted list|Propane-1,2,3-triol triformate|1,2,3-Propanetriol, 1,2,3-triformate|Glycerol triformate|Glycerin triformate|2,3-Diformyloxypropyl formate}}

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| CASNo = 32765-69-8

| CASNo_Ref = {{cascite|correct|CAS}}

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 6PG7H8DN6D

| SMILES = C(C(COC=O)OC=O)OC=O

| PubChem = 5460048

| ChemSpiderID = 4573731

| StdInChI = 1S/C6H8O6/c7-3-10-1-6(12-5-9)2-11-4-8/h3-6H,1-2H2

| StdInChIKey = UFTFJSFQGQCHQW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| Beilstein = 1769884

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| C=6 | H=8 | O=6

| Appearance=

| Density = 1.32 g/cm3

| MeltingPtC = 18

| MeltingPt_ref = {{cite book | title = Dictionary of Organic Compounds |volume = 12 |editor = J. Buckingham | page = 3362}}

| BoilingPtC = 266

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| Solubility=

| RefractIndex = 1.4412

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|Section3={{Chembox Hazards

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Triformin (glycerin triformate) is the triester of glycerol and formic acid.

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Category:Triglycerides

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