8.9.2.1 - Formation of anhydride
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What is an anhydride?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when water is removed from carboxylic acids.
Name a common dehydrating agent used in the formation of anhydrides.
💡 Hint: Consider dehydrating agents that promote water loss.
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What is the product of the reaction between two carboxylic acids under heat?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to the acids when water is removed.
True or False: Anhydrides can be used in esterification reactions.
💡 Hint: Recall the connections between anhydrides and esters.
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Using acetic acid and sulfuric acid, write out the steps for creating acetic anhydride, including the chemical equation.
💡 Hint: Think about the dehydration process that occurs.
Discuss the limitations or challenges faced in the synthesis of anhydrides from carboxylic acids.
💡 Hint: Consider the conditions required for successful synthesis.
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