Diethyl maleate
Maleinsäurediethylester · マレイン酸ジエチル · 马来酸二乙酯 · Dietil maleat
| CAS | 141-05-9 |
|---|---|
| EC | 205-451-9 |
| Formula | C8H12O4 |
| Molar mass | 172.18 g/mol |
| Flash point | 93 °C |
| Relative density of the gas or vapour (air = 1) | 5.94 |
| GHS | Warning · H317, H319, H412 |
Diethyl maleate is a maleate ester resulting from the formal condensation of both carboxy groups of maleic acid with ethanol. A colourless liquid at room temperature (m.p. -10C) with boiling point 220C at 1 atm., it is commonly used as a dienophile for Diels-Alder-type cycloaddition reactions in organic synthesis.