Succinic anhydride esterification won't go forward
The monoesters of succinic acid can be prepared using Steglich esterification method (Ref.1,2), which is specially suitable for alcohols with the $\ce{OH}$ functional group is in steric hindrance. In this method, dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) as the coupling reagent and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) as a catalyst are used. The reference 1 gave a typical procedure as follows:

To a stirred solution of 10mmol carboxylic acid in $\pu{lO ml}$ anhydrous $\ce{CH2Cl2}$ (in the case of sparingly soluble acids, in DMF) is added $\pu{30-110 mg}$ DMAP and $\pu{20-40 mmol}$ alcohol or thiol ($\pu{10 mmol}$ with alcohols or thiols which are not easily removable without significant loss; $\pu{3.4 mmol}$ with glycerol). DCC is added to the reaction mixture at OT, which is then stirred for $\pu{5 min}$ at $\pu{0 ^\circ C}$ and $\pu{3 h}$ at $\pu{20 ^\circ C}$. Precipitated urea is then filtered off and the filtrate evaporated down in vacuo. The residue is taken up in $\ce{CH2Cl2}$ and, if necessary, filtered free of any further precipitated urea. The $\ce{CH2Cl2}$ solution is washed twice with $\pu{0.5 N}$ $\ce{HCl}$ and with saturated $\ce{NaHCO3}$ solution, and then dried over $\ce{MgSO4}$. The solvent is removed by evaporation and the ester isolated by distillation or recrystallization. Crystalline products can be obtained in pure form by filtration on a short silica gel column (eluent: $\ce{CH2Cl2}$ or $\ce{CHCl3}$).

For example, recently, this method has successfully used to couple Vitamin $\mathrm{D_2}$ to succinic anhydride in order to achieve succinic monoester of Vitamin $\mathrm{D_2}$ (Ref.3). However, there is an US patent publication revealing cheap solvent free method using alkali salt bases such as $\ce{NaOAc, KOAc, Na2CO3}$, and $\ce{K2CO3}$ as catalysts to efficiently prepare mono alkyl esters from cyclic anhydrides (Ref.4).
References:

Bernhard Neises, Wolfgang Steglich, &quot;Simple Method for the Esterification of Carboxylic Acids,&quot; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1978, 17(7), 522–524 (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.197805221)(PDF).
Gerhard Höfle,  Wolfgang Steglich,  Helmut Vorbrüggen, &quot;4‐Dialkylaminopyridines as Highly Active Acylation Catalysts. [New synthetic method (25)],&quot; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1978, 17(8), 569-583 (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.197805691).
Victar Nyaarugwe, &quot;Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Compounds for the Treatment of Bone Related Diseases,&quot; Journal of Trauma and Orthopedic Nursing 2018, 2(1:4), 16 pages (PDF).
Mark, B. Erman, Joe W. Snow, Mikhail Y. Lebedev, &quot;Process for making monomenthyl esters,&quot; US Patent 2007, US 7,247,743 B1 (PDF).