Green trimellitic anhydride and hemimellitic anhydride from malic acid

Aleksei Ananin; William Bradley; George A. Kraus

Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry (Jan 2023)

Green trimellitic anhydride and hemimellitic anhydride from malic acid

Aleksei Ananin,
William Bradley,
George A. Kraus

Affiliations

Aleksei Ananin: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
William Bradley: Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA
George A. Kraus: Corresponding author.; Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6
p. 100357

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A direct synthesis of trimellitic anhydride (TMA) and hemimellitic anhydride (HMA) has been reported in which all the carbons of TMA and HMA are derived from malic acid. Acetoxy succinic anhydride represents a convenient in situ equivalent of maleic anhydride.

Published in Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

ISSN: 2666-0865 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/current-research-in-green-and-sustainable-chemistry

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