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MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
CAS:108-31-6
Maleic Anhydride (MA) is an important organic chemical material in the chemical form C₄H₂O₃. It is an unsaturated acid anhydride with a special structure.
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- Appearance: Colorless or white solid with pungent odor.
- Melting point: 52.85℃.
- Boiling point: 202℃.
- Density: 1.48 g/cm³.
- Solubility: Soluble in water, acetone, ethanol, benzene, chloroform and other organic solvents.
- Flash point: 103.3℃.
- Refractive index: 1.515.
- Hydrolysis reaction: Reaction with water to produce maleic acid.
- Esterification reaction: With alcohol in the catalyst to produce maleate.
- Amidation: Reaction with ammonia or amine to form the corresponding amide.
- Addition reaction: addition reaction with halogen, olefin, etc.
- Polymerization: homopolymerization or copolymerization can occur.
- Diels-Alder reaction: Participates in the reaction as a dienophile
- Advanced composites:
- Vinyl ester resins:
- Marine hull laminates
- Corrosion-resistant tanks
- Bismaleimide resins:
- Aerospace prepregs
- High-Tg PCB substrates
- Vinyl ester resins:
- Functional polymers:
- MAH-grafted polyolefins:
- Automotive interior adhesion
- Multilayer food packaging
- Hydrophilic membranes:
- RO/NF water treatment
- Hemodialysis filters
- MAH-grafted polyolefins:
- Fine chemicals:
- Chiral building blocks:
- HIV protease inhibitors
- Anticancer taxol analogs
- Ionic liquids:
- CO₂ capture solvents
- Battery electrolytes
- Chiral building blocks:
MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
Maleic Anhydride (C₄H₂O₃) is a versatile α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride serving as a key building block in organic synthesis. Its conjugated dienophile structure enables diverse chemical transformations.
