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  <version>1.0</version>
  <creation_date>2026-09-23 00:08:38 UTC</creation_date>
  <update_date>2026-09-23 00:08:38 UTC</update_date>
  <accession>FDB119151</accession>
  <name>MALEIC ANHYDRIDE</name>
  <description/>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <chemical_formula/>
  <average_molecular_weight/>
  <monisotopic_moleculate_weight/>
  <iupac_name>2,5-dihydrofuran-2,5-dione</iupac_name>
  <traditional_iupac>maleic anhydride</traditional_iupac>
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  <inchikey/>
  <taxonomy>
    <description> belongs to the class of organic compounds known as butenolides. These are dihydrofurans with a carbonyl group at the C2 carbon atom.</description>
    <direct_parent>Butenolides</direct_parent>
    <kingdom>Organic compounds</kingdom>
    <super_class>Organoheterocyclic compounds</super_class>
    <class>Dihydrofurans</class>
    <sub_class>Furanones</sub_class>
    <molecular_framework>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds</molecular_framework>
    <alternative_parents>
      <alternative_parent>Carbonyl compounds</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Carboxylic acid anhydrides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Hydrocarbon derivatives</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Organic oxides</alternative_parent>
      <alternative_parent>Oxacyclic compounds</alternative_parent>
    </alternative_parents>
    <substituents>
      <substituent>2-furanone</substituent>
      <substituent>Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Carbonyl group</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid anhydride</substituent>
      <substituent>Carboxylic acid derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives</substituent>
      <substituent>Hydrocarbon derivative</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxide</substituent>
      <substituent>Organic oxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Organooxygen compound</substituent>
      <substituent>Oxacycle</substituent>
    </substituents>
    <external_descriptors>
      <external_descriptor>cyclic dicarboxylic anhydride</external_descriptor>
      <external_descriptor>furans</external_descriptor>
    </external_descriptors>
  </taxonomy>
  <state/>
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      <kind>logp</kind>
      <value>0.02</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>logs</kind>
      <value>0.12</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
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      <kind>solubility</kind>
      <value>1.28e+02 g/l</value>
      <source>ALOGPS</source>
    </property>
  </predicted_properties>
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    <kind>logp</kind>
    <value>0.56</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>pka_strongest_basic</kind>
    <value>-6.8</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>iupac</kind>
    <value>2,5-dihydrofuran-2,5-dione</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polar_surface_area</kind>
    <value>43.37</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>refractivity</kind>
    <value>21.4</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
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    <kind>polarizability</kind>
    <value>7.6</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>rotatable_bond_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>acceptor_count</kind>
    <value>2</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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    <kind>donor_count</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>physiological_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
  <property>
    <kind>formal_charge</kind>
    <value>0</value>
    <source>ChemAxon</source>
  </property>
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