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2-furfurylmaleimide (FM) was synthesized and characterized unambiguously for the first time by condensing 2-furfurylamine with maleic anhydride to give the corresponding maleamic acid which was in turn cyclized in the presence of acetic anhydride and sodium acetate. A thorough structural assessment was carried out to prove the success of this procedure. FM is highly sensitive to ring-opening hydrolysis by atmospheric moisture and must be kept in a dry medium. This investigation was aimed at using FM as an AB-type monomer in a polycondensation based on the Diels-Alder reaction. Preliminary experiments are reported on this novel system which provided the first polycondensates of this kind.
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Received: 13 January 1998/Accepted: 23 January 1998
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Goussé, C., Gandini, A. Synthesis of 2-furfurylmaleimide and preliminary study of its Diels-Alder polycondensation. Polymer Bulletin 40, 389–394 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050267
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002890050267