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HRID 1982271Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Acid → Maleic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantMethacrylic AcidHCID 4093—
ProductMaleic AcidHCID 444266—
ProductCitraconic acidHCID 643798—

Reaction Steps

After an operating time of 90 days, and at the same bath temperature, the conversion is 59.5 mole %, and the selectivities with respect to methacrylic acid and acetic acid are 90.8 mole % and 1.1 mole % respectively. Maleic acid and citraconic acid are formed in a total amount of 0.82%.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04595778
Source datasetuspto-grants-1986_06
ORD IDord-0e2b7e6caf1a4069b18e1d8b9c67ced2
Source noteuspto-grants-1986_06