Abstract
The catalytic addition reaction of maleic anhydride to camellia fatty acids by flow method was investigated. It was found that the addition of maleic anhydride to camellia fatty acids is carried out by continuously passing the mixed sample of the fatty acids and maleic anhydride at molar ratio of 1 : 1 over the catalyst having 3meq/g of phosphoric acid deposited on the synthetic silica-alumina composed of 70% of SiO2 and 29% of Al2O3 as a carrier.
The products formed by the catalytic addition reaction was analyzed to be predominantly consisted of the compounds listed in Table-1. The reaction mechanism for producing the compounds during the addition reaction of maleic anhydride to camellia fatty acids was also discussed.
