Acetic formic anhydride
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
Acetyloxymethanone | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Formyl acetate[1] | |
| Other names
Formic acetic anhydride | |
| Identifiers | |
2258-42-6  | |
| ChemSpider | 67812  |
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| PubChem | 75269 |
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| Properties | |
| C3H4O3 | |
| Molar mass | 88.06 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Acetic formic anhydride, or ethanoic methanoic anhydride is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
3H
4O
3 and a structural formula of H
3C-(C=O)-O-(C=O)H. It can be viewed as the mixed anhydride of acetic acid and formic acid.
Preparation
Acetic formic anhydride can be produced by reacting sodium formate with acetyl chloride in anhydrous diethyl ether between 23–27 °C.[2]
Applications
Acetic formic anhydride is a formylation agent for amines, amino acids, and alcohols. It is also a starting material for other compounds such as formyl fluoride.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Formyl acetate - PubChem Public Chemical Database". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information.
- 1 2 Krimen, Lewis I. (1970). "Acetic Formic Anhydride". Organic Syntheses 50: 1. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.050.0001.
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