Maleic anhydride can prepared by :

This is a JEE Main 2021 previous-year question on Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives (Chemistry). Difficulty: Medium.

Maleic anhydride can prepared by :

• Heating trans-but-2-enedioic acid
• Heating cis-but-2-enedioic acid
• Treating cis-but-2-enedioic acid with alcohol and acid
• Treating trans-but-2-enedioic acid with alcohol and acid

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