Maleic anhydride photochemistry

G. B. Vermont, P. X. Riccobono and /. Blake The photosensitized reaction of dichloromaleic anhydride with benzene. A novel variation in the photochemistry of maleic anhydride derivatives. J. Amer. chem. Soc. 87, 4024 (1965). 

Although some aspects of the maleic anhydride molecule are well understood, others need extensive research and elucidation. Further, the development over the last twenty years of new processes utilizing maleic anhydride, such as photochemistry, homopolymerization, and charge-transfer polymerization, suggests that the potential of this intermediate is far from exhausted. Herein, we believe, lies a challenge for chemists and technologists. 

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