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HRID 2163422Generated: October 30, 2026

Maleic Anhydride → Sodium methyl maleate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMaleic AnhydrideHCID 7923—
ReactantSodium CarbonateHCID 10340—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductSodium methyl maleateHCID 23681663—

Reaction Steps

1 mole of maleic anhydride is dissolved in 1000 ml methanol and 0.5 mole of sodium carbonate is added. The solution is filtered and the methanol is distilled off under pressure. After drying the product in a vacuum oven 152 g of sodium methyl maleate is obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04133960
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_01
ORD IDord-0e6966cff1c84bf8a5debf1a37f9d22a
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_01