Methanol → Monomethyl maleate

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The same procedure as that of process (I) of Example 1 was conducted to obtain a 50% by weight methanol solution of (A1). In the same manner, to a 1 liter flask were added 24.00 g of maleic anhydride and 39.68 g of methanol, and the resulting mixture was stirred under reflux in a water bath kept at 90° C. Thirty minutes after initiation of the stirring, solid components disappeared, 3 hours after, the temperature was lowered to room temperature to obtain a 50% by weight methanol solution of maleic monomethyl ester.

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