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Citraconic anhydride

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Methylmaleic anhydride, 3-Methyl-2,5-furandione, Citraconic acid anhydride, Methylmaleic anhydride, Monomethylmaleic anhydride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
112.08
Beilstein:
1835
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

vapor density

4 (vs air)

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.471 (lit.)

bp

213-214 °C (lit.)

mp

6-10 °C (lit.)

density

1.247 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC1=CC(=O)OC1=O

InChI

1S/C5H4O3/c1-3-2-4(6)8-5(3)7/h2H,1H3

InChI key

AYKYXWQEBUNJCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Citraconic anhydride is a derivative of maleic anhydride and is also known as 2-methylmaleic anhydride. It is highly reactive due to the presence of anhydride groups and can undergo hydrolysis, esterification, amidation, and addition reactions. It can be used as a crosslinking agent to create covalent bonds between polymer chains, enhancing the mechanical strength and thermal stability of the polymer network. They arepotential tools for bioconjugation and immobilization of bioactive molecules.

Application

Citraconic anhydride can be used:

  • As an electrolyte additive for high-temperature pouch lithium-ion batteries. Citraconic anhydride reduces the interfacial impedance of pouch cells during high-temperature storage and enhances their stability.
  • As a pH-sensitive linker to surface functionalization of biomolecules used in drug delivery systems. The high pH sensitivity of citraconic anhydride conjugates is attributed to the presence of a double bond that restricts the separation between the amide and carboxylic acid groups.
  • As a reagent to synthesize new thiopyrano[2,3-d][1,3]thiazole derivatives via hetero-Diels–Alder reactions. These thiopyrano derivatives exhibit diverse biological activities such as anticancer, antiviral, and antitrypanosomal.
  • As a co-monomer in the ring-opening polymerization with d-xylose 3,5-anhydrosugar derivative to form novel sugar-derived polyesters, with up to 100% renewable content. This can serve as a sustainable feedstock for polymer synthesis.

Pictograms

Health hazardCorrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

231.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

111 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Macromolecules, 25, 102-102 (1992)
Citraconic anhydride as an electrolyte additive to improve the high temperature performance of LiNi0?6Co0?2Mn0?2O2/graphite pouch batteries
Chengyun Wang, et al.
Journal of alloys and compounds, 805, 757-766 (2019)
A Fischer et al.
Biomedica biochimica acta, 50(10-11), S169-S174 (1991-01-01)
Several amino acid derivatives with the negatively charged N alpha-protecting groups Maleyl (Mal) and Citraconyl (Cit) were synthesized and used in enzyme-catalyzed peptide synthesis. Compared to commonly used alpha-amino protecting groups in chemical peptide synthesis (Z, Fmoc, Boc, etc.), these
Synthetic Communications, 23, 1321-1321 (1993)
Anh H Cao-Pham et al.
Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, 189(6), 693-706 (2019-10-06)
In light, giant clams can increase rates of shell formation and growth due to their symbiotic relationship with phototrophic zooxanthellae residing extracellularly in a tubular system. Light-enhanced shell formation necessitates increase in the uptake of Ca2+ from the ambient seawater

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