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Title: Question on formation of acid anhydride ?
Post by: rohit on September 06, 2018, 06:17:07 AM

I am unable to understand why acids are converted into anhydrides on heating ?

Title: Re: Question on formation of acid anhydride ?
Post by: uma on September 07, 2018, 01:20:29 AM

Carboxylic acids molecules undergo dehydration on heating by nucleophilic addition and elimination reaction.This results in formation in anhydride. Check attached file for the mechanism:
In our question adipic acid is dicarboxylic acid (Hexanedioic acid)and undergoes same mechanism intramolecular .
Answer should be C

Title: Re: Question on formation of acid anhydride ?
Post by: rohit on September 07, 2018, 03:45:45 AM

Thanks for explaining with the help of mechanism.

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