SUMMARY: The interactions of two reactive maleic anhydride copolymers, a styrene maleic anhydride copolymer and an alternating copolymer of malic anhydride and a-olefin side chains, with amino-functionalized surfaces were studied by means of FTIR-ATR spectroscopy. The interfacial processes were detected at a planar surface of a thermally oxidized silicon as internal reflecting element. This ATR element can be understood as a model for a glass fiber which is used as reinforcing material in polymer matrices. A typical glass fiber coupling agent, c-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (c-APS), was used to functionalize the silicon dioxide layer. It was found that the amino groups of the amino siloxane network layer, which were obtained by a coating procedure with c-APS, react with the anhydride groups of the copolymer melt to form amic acid structures and imide structures depending on the chemical composition of the copolymers and the temperature.