C6H8O4
144.12 g/mol
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Dimethyl maleate
CAS624-48-6EC210-848-5
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Dienophile for Diels-Alder reactions
Dimethyl maleate is the dimethyl ester of maleic acid, an organic compound used primarily as a dienophile in Diels-Alder reactions.
Dienophile for Diels-Alder reactions
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Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H401Toxic to aquatic life
H311Toxic in contact with skin
H320Causes eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
dimethyl (Z)-but-2-enedioate
InChIKey
LDCRTTXIJACKKU-ARJAWSKDSA-N
SMILES
COC(=O)/C=C\C(=O)OC
Synonyms (25)
- (Z)-DIMETHYL 2-BUTENEDIOATE
- Dimethyl 2-butenedioate
- Dimethyl cis-butenedioate
- Dimethyl maleate
- METHYL MALEATE
- Maleic acid, bis-methyl ester
- Maleic acid, dimethyl ester
- Sipomer DMM
- dimethyl (2Z)-but-2-enedioate
- dimethyl (Z)-but-2-enedioate