M. Tallon
2016
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Abstract
The rich chemistry that maleic anhydride can participate in makes it the quintessential building block for a variety of small and polymeric molecules that are in use today. This is derived from the electron-deficient conjugated double bond and the cyclic anhydride functionality present. This activated double bond allows it to take part in Michael reactions, electrophilic addition, formation of Diels–Alder adducts, alkylation and acylation reactions, sulfonation, halogenations, reduction, photodimerization, hydroformylation, or free-radical polymerization reactions to generate poly-anhydride copolymers.