Maleic anhydride

• Formula: C₄H₂O₃
• Molecular weight: 98.0569
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C4H2O3/c5-3-1-2-4(6)7-3/h1-2H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FPYJFEHAWHCUMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-31-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 2,5-Furandione; cis-Butenedioic anhydride; Dihydro-2,5-dioxofuran; Maleic acid anhydride; Toxilic anhydride; Maleic anhydride, briquettes; Anhydrid kyseliny maleinove; Maleinanhydrid; Rcra waste number U147; UN 2215; 2,5-Furanedione; M 188; NSC 137651
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
B - John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

Ionization energy determinations

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Paul and Kebarle, 1989
Paul, G.; Kebarle, P., Electron Affinities of Cyclic Unsaturated Dicarbonyls: Maleic Anhydrides, Maleimides, and Cyclopentendione, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 2, 464, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00184a009 . [all data]

Fukuda and McIver, 1985
Fukuda, E.K.; McIver, R.T., Jr., Relative electron affinities of substituted benzophenones, nitrobenzenes, and quinones. [Anchored to EA(SO₂) from 74CEL/BEN], J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 2291. [all data]

Compton, Reinhardt, et al., 1974
Compton, R.N.; Reinhardt, P.W.; Cooper, C.D., Mass spectrometry utilizing collisional ionization of cesium: Maleic anhydride and succinic anhydride, J. Chem. Phys., 1974, 60, 2953. [all data]

Cooper and Compton, 1973
Cooper, C.D.; Compton, R.N., Electron attachment and cesium collisional ionization studies of tetrafluorosuccinic and hexafluoroglutaric anhydrides: Molecular electron affinities, J. Chem. Phys., 1973, 59, 3550. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Galasso, Colonna, et al., 1977
Galasso, V.; Colonna, F.P.; Distefano, G., Photoelectron spectra of 1,2-indandione, 1,3-indandione and heterocyclic analogues, J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom., 1977, 10, 227. [all data]

Almemark, Backvall, et al., 1974
Almemark, M.; Backvall, J.E.; Moberg, C.A.; Akermark, B.; Asbrink, L.; Roos, B., Ab initio calculations and assignment of photoelectron spectra of maleic and succinic anhydride, Tetrahedron, 1974, 30, 2503. [all data]

Bain and Frost, 1973
Bain, A.D.; Frost, D.C., Studies of the carbonyl group in some five-membered ring compounds by photoelectron spectroscopy, Can. J. Chem., 1973, 51, 1245. [all data]

Boule and Lemaire, 1977
Boule, P.; Lemaire, J., Compt. rend., 1977, 285, 305. [all data]

Radulovic, Blagojevic, et al., 2010
Radulovic, N.; Blagojevic, P.; Palic, R., Comparative study of the leaf volatiles of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. and Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. (Ericaceae), Molecules, 2010, 15, 9, 6168-6185, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules15096168 . [all data]

van Loon, Linssen, et al., 2005
van Loon, W.A.M.; Linssen, J.P.H.; Legger, A.; Posthumus, M.A.; Voragen, A.G.J., Identification and olfactometry of French fries flavour extracted at mouth conditions, Food Chem., 2005, 90, 3, 417-425, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2004.05.005 . [all data]

Brandi, Bar, et al., 2011
Brandi, F.; Bar, E.; Mourgues, F.; Horvath, G.; Turcsi, E.; Giuliano, G.; Liverani, A.; Tartarini, S.; Lewinsohn, E.; Rosati, C., Study of Redhaven peach and its white-fleshed mutant suggests a key role of CCD4 carotenoid dioxygenase in carotenoid and norisoprenoid volatile metabolism, BMC Plant Biol., 2011, 11, 24, 1-14. [all data]

Delort and Jaquier, 2009
Delort, E.; Jaquier, A., Novel terpenyl esters from Australian finger lime (Citrus australasica) peel extract, Flav. Fragr. J., 2009, 24, 3, 123-132, https://doi.org/10.1002/ffj.1922 . [all data]

Teai, Claude-Lafontaine, et al., 2001
Teai, T.; Claude-Lafontaine, A.; Schippa, C.; Cozzolino, F., Volatile compounds in fresh pulp of pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merr.) from French Polynesia, J. Essent. Oil Res., 2001, 13, 5, 314-318, https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2001.9712222 . [all data]

Notes

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  EA	Electron affinity

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