Maleic anhydride Maleic anhydride can be prepared by :

Maleic anhydride

Maleic anhydride can be prepared by :

  1. Heating trans-but-2-enedioic acıd
  2. Heating cis-but-2-enedioic acid
  3. Treating cis-but-2-enedioic acid with alcohol and acid
  4. Treating trans-but-2-enedioic acid with alcohol and acid

Solution

Heating cis-but-2-enedioic acid give maleic anhydride as follows,

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