Specialty Additives
Tretinoin (Retinoic Acid)
CAS 302-79-4
All-trans retinoic acid supplied as a retinoid active and synthesis-grade raw material. It is supplied as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and as a retinoid raw material for topical formulations and research.
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Specialty Additives
Tri-n-octylphosphine Oxide (TOPO)
CAS 78-50-2
A high-purity trialkylphosphine oxide for hydrometallurgical extraction and coordination chemistry. It is used as a metal-ion extractant in solvent-extraction processes and as a coordinating ligand in coordination and nanocrystal chemistry.
Solvency
Chelation / Sequestration
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Esters
Triallyl Cyanurate
CAS 101-37-1
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Specialty Additives
Triallyl Isocyanurate
CAS 1025-15-6
Crosslinking / Curing
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion
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Acids & Salts
Tributyl Phosphate (TBP)
CAS 126-73-8
A versatile phosphate ester for metal solvent-extraction, defoaming, and plasticizing duty. It is used as a solvent and extractant for metal-ion separation (including rare-earth and nuclear fuel-cycle processing), as a plasticizer, an antifoam agent, and a component of fire-resistant aircraft hydraulic fluids.
pH Adjustment
Defoaming / Foam Control
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Acids & Salts
Tricalcium Phosphate (Calcium Phosphate Tribasic)
CAS 7758-87-4
A multipurpose calcium phosphate for feed, anticaking, and ceramic/glass applications. It is used in fertilizers and animal feed, as an anticaking and free-flow agent, and in glass, ceramics, polishing and dental powders, as well as a stabilizer in plastics.
Thickening / Rheology
Color / Pigmentation
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Acids & Salts
Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA)
CAS 76-03-9
A strongly acidic chlorinated acetic acid for synthesis and laboratory reagent duty. It is used as a reagent and intermediate in organic synthesis and as an acidic laboratory reagent; its sodium salt has been used as a herbicide.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Acids & Salts
Trichloroisocyanuric Acid (TCCA)
CAS 87-90-1
A high-available-chlorine isocyanurate for water sanitation, bleaching, and chlorination chemistry. It is used as a chlorinating and oxidizing agent and as a sanitizer in swimming-pool and water treatment, industrial cleaners, bleaches, and scouring powders.
pH Adjustment
Biocidal Action
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Specialty Additives
Triclocarban (TCC, Trichlorocarbanilide)
CAS 101-20-2
A chlorinated urea bacteriostat historically formulated into bar soaps and incorporated into plastics for material protection. It has been used as a bacteriostat in cleansing-product formulations and as a material preservative (bacteriostat) in plastics.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Polymers & Resins
Tricontanyl PVP
CAS 136445-69-7
An alkylated PVP polymer used as a formulation additive in personal care. It is supplied as an ingredient for cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Film Formation
Moisture Control
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Tricresyl Phosphate
CAS 1330-78-5
Tricresyl phosphate (TCP) is a triaryl phosphate ester used as a flame-retardant plasticizer and as an anti-wear/extreme-pressure additive. It plasticizes and flame-proofs flexible PVC, vinyl and nitrocellulose, and is a long-established load-carrying additive in lubricants and hydraulic fluids. Modern commercial grades are made from low-ortho…
Flame Retardancy
Plasticizing
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-10 (Polyoxyethylene 10 Tridecyl Ether)
CAS 78330-21-9
A 10-mole ethoxylate of branched tridecyl alcohol supplied for emulsification and wetting duty across cleaning and personal-care formulations. As an ethoxylated-alcohol surfactant it functions as an emulsifier, wetting agent, and solubilizer in detergent, household, and industrial cleaning systems.
Solvency
Surfactancy
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-12
CAS 68552-84-1
A nonionic ethoxylated C13-alcohol surfactant for emulsifying and wetting duty. It is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier used in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-7 Carboxylic Acid
CAS 68412-55-5
A mild ether-carboxylic-acid (alkyl ether carboxylate) surfactant for gentle cleansing systems. It is a mild anionic surfactant used in cleansing and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Trideceth-9
CAS 24938-91-8
A nonionic ethoxylated C13-alcohol surfactant for wetting, emulsifying, and solubilizing. It is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier used in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Specialty Additives
Tridecyl Alcohol (Isotridecanol)
CAS 27458-92-0
A C13 oxo alcohol used as a surfactant intermediate and lubricant/emollient base. It is used as a surface-active agent, a lubricating agent, and a fragrance ingredient.
Emolliency
Solvency
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Amines & Amides
Triethanolamine (TEA)
CAS 102-71-6
A versatile amino-alcohol for neutralizing, emulsifying, and corrosion-inhibiting formulations. It is used to make surfactants and emulsifiers, as a pH adjuster and neutralizer, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking and cutting fluids, and an intermediate for cement additives, waxes, polishes, and petroleum demulsifiers.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Specialty Additives
Triethanolamine Stearate (TEA-Stearate)
CAS 82009-17-4
An amine-soap emulsifier that forms stable oil-in-water systems on neutralization. It is supplied as an anionic emulsifier for personal-care and industrial formulations.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Esters
Triethyl Citrate (TEC)
CAS 77-93-0
A citrate-ester plasticizer for cellulosic films and soft PVC that doubles as a flavor-and-fragrance carrier. It plasticizes cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, cellulose ethers, and soft PVC, and is used in coatings as a coalescing agent.
Plasticizing
Solvency
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Triethyl Phosphate (TEP)
CAS 78-40-0
Halogen-free flame retardant and viscosity depressant for unsaturated polyester resins and PU foams Reactive solvent and catalyst carrier in polymer and coating systems Flame-resistance additive for cellulosic and resin formulations
Flame Retardancy
Solvency
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Amines & Amides
Triethylamine (Et3N)
CAS 121-44-8
A tertiary-amine base and catalyst that mops up acid and drives polymer cure. It is widely used as a catalyst and acid-scavenging base in organic synthesis, a catalyst for polyurethane foams, an accelerator for rubber, a curing agent for epoxy and amino resins, and a…
Surfactancy
pH Adjustment
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Glycols & Polyols
Triethylene Glycol (TEG)
CAS 112-27-6
A moisture-loving glycol for humectant, solvent, and air-sanitation duty. It is used as a humectant, a solvent for resins, dyes, and textile processing, a plasticizer, and as a disinfectant/air-sanitizing agent.
Viscosity Modification
Moisture Control
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Amines & Amides
Triethylenetetramine (TETA)
CAS 112-24-3
A polyamine hardener that cross-links epoxy systems and feeds surfactant synthesis. It is used principally as a curing agent/hardener for epoxy resins and as a chemical intermediate for polyamide resins, imidazoline and amidoamine surfactants, and detergents.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Polymers & Resins
Triglycidyl Isocyanurate
CAS 2451-62-9
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Triisobutyl phosphate (TIBP)
CAS 126-71-6
Antifoam/defoaming agent for polyurethane and coating systems Controls air entrainment in resin and mortar mixes Acts as a wetting/viscosity aid in some PU formulations
Defoaming / Foam Control
Solvency
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Amines & Amides
Triisopropanolamine (TIPA)
CAS 122-20-3
An amino-alcohol that neutralizes, emulsifies, and cross-links across coatings and rubber systems. It is used as an emulsifier, a corrosion inhibitor in metalworking fluids, a cross-linking agent in coatings and rubber, and a neutralizer/acid-acceptor.
pH Adjustment
Corrosion Inhibition
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Specialty Additives
Trimellitic Anhydride (TMA)
CAS 552-30-7
An aromatic tricarboxylic anhydride for high-temperature plasticizers and imide resins. It is used mainly to make trimellitate plasticizers for PVC and as a curing agent for epoxy resins, and as a building block for poly(amide-imide) and poly(ester-imide) resins, alkyd coatings, dyes, and printing inks.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Trimethyl Phosphate (TMP)
CAS 512-56-1
Phosphorus flame retardant for polyester resins and textile finishes Reactive intermediate and methylating agent in chemical synthesis Catalyst and solvent component in polymer processing
Flame Retardancy
Solvency
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Amines & Amides
Trimethylamine (TMA)
CAS 75-50-3
A high-reactivity tertiary amine feedstock for downstream quaternary and choline chemistries. It serves primarily as a building block in organic synthesis - notably for choline salts and quaternary ammonium compounds - and as an odorant warning agent for natural gas.
Crosslinking / Curing
pH Adjustment
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Amines & Amides
Trimethylaminoethylethanolamine (Reactive Amine Polyurethane Catalyst)
CAS 2212-32-0
A hydroxyl-bearing tertiary-amine catalyst for polyurethane foam, described as reactive or incorporable because its OH group reacts into the polymer during cure. That built-in linkage anchors the amine in the network, cutting the residual-amine odor and fogging associated with conventional gas-phase catalysts. It primarily drives…
Crosslinking / Curing
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Polymers & Resins
Trimethylhexamethylene Diisocyanate (2,2,4-/2,4,4- isomer mixture)
CAS 32052-51-0
Liquid aliphatic diisocyanate used to build light-stable polyurethane prepolymers and coatings Crosslinks hydroxyl resins in weatherable 2K-PU coatings, elastomers and adhesives Provides low color and good UV stability versus aromatic diisocyanates
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Amines & Amides
Trimethylhexamethylenediamine (TMD)
CAS 25513-64-8
Trimethylhexamethylenediamine (TMD) is a liquid aliphatic diamine supplied as the commercial mixture of the 2,2,4- and 2,4,4-isomers. It is used primarily as a curing agent for epoxy resins and as a monomer building block for transparent (amorphous) polyamides and polyurethane systems
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Glycols & Polyols
Trimethylolpropane (TMP)
CAS 77-99-6
A trifunctional polyol that introduces branch points and crosslink density into resin and ester systems. Industry references record its use in alkyd resins, polyesters, urethane foams and coatings, UV-crosslinking agents and esters, and synthetic ester lubricants.
Moisture Control
Solvency
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Trimethylsiloxysilicate (MQ Resin)
CAS 56275-01-5
Film Formation
Slip / Release
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Trimethylsiloxysilicate (MQ Resin)
CAS 56275-01-5
A film-forming MQ silicone resin that lends body and a durable silicone film to personal-care and surface-care formulations. It functions as a film former and is a CIR-reviewed cosmetic ingredient that appears in personal-care, automotive-care, and home-maintenance products.
Film Formation
Coupling / Adhesion Promotion
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Triphenyl Phosphate (TPP)
CAS 115-86-6
Non-halogen flame retardant for engineering thermoplastics (PPO/PC-ABS) and cellulosic plastics Plasticizer and fire-resistance additive in coatings, films, and adhesives Solid aryl phosphate FR for rigid and semi-rigid polymer compounds
Flame Retardancy
Plasticizing
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Tripotassium Phosphate (Potassium Phosphate Tribasic)
CAS 7778-53-2
A strongly alkaline potassium-phosphate salt used wherever buffering, sequestration, or potassium-phosphate enrichment is required. It functions as an alkaline buffering and pH-regulating agent, as a sequestrant and stabilizer in food applications, and as a source of potassium and phosphate in fertilizer and soil-amendment use.
pH Adjustment
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Acids & Salts
Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) Phosphate (TCPP)
CAS 13674-84-5
An additive chlorinated phosphate ester specified mainly for flame-retardant polyurethane systems. It is used principally as a flame retardant, most notably in polyurethane foams, and additionally functions as a plasticizer.
pH Adjustment
Flame Retardancy
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Tris(2-Butoxyethyl) Phosphate
CAS 78-51-3
Flame retardant and plasticizer for cellulose esters, synthetic rubber, and vinyl resins Leveling and antifoam aid in floor polishes and water-based coatings Processing aid and viscosity modifier in plastics compounding
Flame Retardancy
Plasticizing
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Tris(2-Ethylhexyl) Phosphate
CAS 78-42-2
Low-temperature plasticizer for PVC, vinyl, and synthetic rubber compounds Phosphorus flame retardant imparting flexibility and burn resistance Flexibilizer in coated fabrics and films requiring cold-flex performance
Plasticizing
Flame Retardancy
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Amines & Amides
Tris(3-dimethylaminopropyl)amine
CAS 33329-35-0
Trisamine is a trifunctional tertiary-amine catalyst for polyurethane foam. Each molecule carries three dimethylaminopropyl groups, so it delivers strong, well-balanced blowing and gelling activity at low addition levels in both rigid and flexible systems
Crosslinking / Curing
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Trisiloxane
CAS 18736-03-3
Trisiloxane is the unsubstituted parent siloxane — the simplest linear member of the siloxane series, distinct from the fully methylated industrial silicone fluids. Not to be confused with octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM, CAS 107-51-7), which is the fully methylated industrial silicone fluid.
Wetting
Surfactancy
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Acids & Salts
Trisodium Phosphate (TSP)
CAS 7601-54-9
A high-alkalinity sodium phosphate workhorse for degreasing, water conditioning, and scale removal. Its strong alkalinity drives its primary use as a heavy-duty cleaning agent in soaps, detergents, and scouring powders, and as a water softener and boiler-scale remover.
Chelation / Sequestration
pH Adjustment
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Phosphate Esters & Derivatives
Trixylenyl Phosphate (TXP)
CAS 25155-23-1
Aryl phosphate flame retardant and plasticizer for flexible PVC and vinyl Low-volatility flame resistance in wire-and-cable insulation and coatings Permanent flexibilizer for fire-rated polymer compounds
Flame Retardancy
Plasticizing
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Amines & Amides
Trolamine Salicylate (TEA-Salicylate)
CAS 2174-16-5
The triethanolamine salt of salicylic acid, supplied as an approximately 90% aqueous solution for cosmetic formulation use. It is listed by CIR/PubChem as a cosmetic formulation ingredient.
Preservation
UV Protection
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Glycols & Polyols
Tromethamine (Tris)
CAS 77-86-1
A widely used amino-alcohol buffer base valued for stable pH control in aqueous systems. In industrial and laboratory use it functions as a buffering and pH-regulating agent, including as a biological buffer and a buffering ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
pH Adjustment
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Turmeric Extract (Curcumin, Curcuminoids)
CAS 84775-52-0
A high-strength curcuminoid extract serving both natural-color and nutraceutical ingredient supply chains. It is used as a natural yellow colorant (curcumin) in food and cosmetic applications and as a standardized curcuminoid ingredient supplied to dietary-supplement manufacturers.
Conditioning
Color / Pigmentation
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Ultramarine Blue (Ultramarines)
CAS 57455-37-5
A lightfast inorganic blue pigment for color and bluing across coatings, plastics, and personal care. Pigment Blue 29) is a synthetic inorganic sodium aluminosilicate pigment containing polysulfide chromophores.
Color / Pigmentation
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