Maleic Anhydride → HCID 86735950, compound

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Ninety-eight grams (1 mol) of maleic anhydride were weighed into a 500 ml. round-bottom flask fitted with a separatory funnel, thermometer and reflux condenser. One hundred and two grams (1 mol) of 1, 5 - pentanediol were introduced into the separatory funnel. The maleic anhydride was heated to 140° C by means of a heating mantle and the pentanediol was added dropwise over a period of 60 minutes. The reactants were stirred with a magnetic stirrer. The temperature was raised gradually to 160° C. After the addition of the pentanediol was complete, the mixtures was heated an additional 30 minutes, then allowed to cool. The monoester was a moderately viscous liquid of 1400 - 1500 centipoise and an acid value of 216.

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