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What (who) is acetic anhydride - definition

CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Acetic Anhydride; Ethanoic anhydride; Ethanoyl ethanoate; Acetic anhydrides; Acetic acid anhydride; Acetanhydride; Acetyl acetate; Acetic oxide; Acetyl oxide; Acetylacetate; Ac2O; Acetic anhydrite
  • Acetic anhydride in a glass bottle

anhydride         
ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND HAVING TWO ACYL GROUPS BONDED TO THE SAME OXYGEN ATOM
Anhydride; Anhydrides; Anhydrid; Without water; Without Water; Carboxylic anhydride; Carboxylic acid anhydride; Acid anhydrides; Mixed anhydride
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¦ noun Chemistry a compound obtained by removing the elements of water from a particular acid: acetic anhydride.
Origin
C19: from Gk anudros (see anhydrous) + -ide.
Anhydride         
ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND HAVING TWO ACYL GROUPS BONDED TO THE SAME OXYGEN ATOM
Anhydride; Anhydrides; Anhydrid; Without water; Without Water; Carboxylic anhydride; Carboxylic acid anhydride; Acid anhydrides; Mixed anhydride
·noun An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water;
- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.
Organic acid anhydride         
ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND HAVING TWO ACYL GROUPS BONDED TO THE SAME OXYGEN ATOM
Anhydride; Anhydrides; Anhydrid; Without water; Without Water; Carboxylic anhydride; Carboxylic acid anhydride; Acid anhydrides; Mixed anhydride
An organic acid anhydride is an acid anhydride that is an organic compound. An acid anhydride is a compound that has two acyl groups bonded to the same oxygen atom.

Wikipedia

Acetic anhydride

Acetic anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. Commonly abbreviated Ac2O, it is the simplest isolable anhydride of a carboxylic acid and is widely used as a reagent in organic synthesis. It is a colorless liquid that smells strongly of acetic acid, which is formed by its reaction with moisture in the air.

Examples of use of acetic anhydride
1. The INCB cites in particular the synthetic substance acetic anhydride.
2. It was there that the 12 tons of acetic anhydride was found.
3. To turn that into heroin, more oil drums, acetic anhydride and electric mixers are used.
4. In one raid, officers seized about 12 tons of acetic anhydride.
5. The Board warns of the availability of acetic anhydride, one of the main chemicals used in heroin manufacture, inside Afghanistan.