Methanol → HCID 173649, compound

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A solution of maleic anhydride (9.8 g-0.1 mol) and 1-hexene (8.4 g-0.1 mole) in propylene glycol methyl ether acetate (30 g) was heated under agitation and nitrogen to 60 deg.C. A solution of 2.5 g of 75 wt. % t-butyl peroxyneodecanoate in 6 g of propylene glycol methyl ether acetate was then injected into the reaction vessel within half hour via a syringe pump. The reactants were agitated for another 2 hours at 60° C. before being cooled to room temperature. The product was the poured into methanol which caused precipitation of a white solid which was filtered and air dried to give 10.5 g of a maleic anhydride/1-hexene copolymer. Hydrolysis was carried out by a procedure similar to that described in Example 2.

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