It is used as a pesticide or comonomer
for the production of polystyrene.
Diethyl Fumarate is a reagent in the preparation of chiral hydroisoindolines via Diels-Alder cycloaddition which are potent, brain-penetrant, human neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists.
Diethyl fumarate is unsaturated polyester resins are used in applications, such as reinforced glass fiber for boats, piping, bathtubs, roof panels, etc., and as protective coatings, finishes, and lacquers.
Diethyl fumarate is manufactured via esterification of ethanol
with fumaric acid.
ChEBI: A dieter obtained by the formal condensation of fumaric acid with ethanol.
Wash the fumarate with aqueous 5% Na2CO3, then with saturated CaCl2 solution, dry with CaCl2 and distil it. [Beilstein 2 IV 2207.]
