Maleic anhydride, also known as 2, 5-furanedione. Rhombic crystals are colorless acicular or flake crystals. Has a strong irritating smell, mainly used in the production of unsaturated polyester resin, alkyd resin, pesticide malathion, high efficiency and low toxicity pesticide 4049, long-acting iodide raw materials. It is also a copolymer of coatings, maleic rosin, polymaleic anhydride, maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer, and also an organic chemical raw material for the production of ink additives, paper additives, plasticizers, tartaric acid, fumaric acid, tetrahydrofuran and so on.