Classification Term: 386
Phthalic anhydrides (ontology term: CHEMONTID:0001109)
Compounds containing a phthalic anhydride moiety (or a derivative thereof), which consists of a benzene fused to a furan-1,3-dione." []
found 3 associated metabolites at category metabolite taxonomy ontology rank level.
Ancestor: Benzofuranones
Child Taxonomies: There is no child term of current ontology term.
Phthalic anhydride
Phthalic anhydride is the organic compound with the formula C6H4(CO)2O. It is the anhydride of phthalic acid. Phthalic anhydride is a principal commercial form of phthalic acid. It was the first anhydride of a dicarboxylic acid to be used commercially. This white solid is an important industrial chemical, especially for the large-scale production of plasticizers for plastics. In 2000, the worldwide production volume was estimated to be about 3 million tonnes per year.