Acid anhydride functional group

Acid anhydride functional group (RCO–O–COR′): structure, IUPAC naming (suffix -oic anhydride) and the reactions it takes part in.

Overview

The Acid anhydride functional group has the general structure RCO–O–COR′. This page covers how it is written, how it is named and which reactions it takes part in.

Structure and naming

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