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Maleic anhydride can be reduced, using a cocktail catalyst (Ni, Co, Th on silica), to butane-1,4-diol.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
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H2
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Maleic anhydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Hydrogen     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Nickel Catalyst    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Butane-1,4-diol     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrogenation, catalytic
Industrial Process: Organic

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