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Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid. It is a colorless odorless liquid used as a food additive (E number E1505) to stabilize foams especially as whipping aid for egg white. It is also used in pharmaceutical coatings and plastics.Triethyl citrate is also used as a plasticizer for polyvinylchloride and similar plastics.

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IUPAC name
123-Triethyl 2-hydroxypropane-123-tricarboxylate

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