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Nomenclature

Nomenclature rules are certainly cumbersome and we'll only attempt to name relatively simple molecules. Look at the examples below for representative instances of anhydrides.

Anhydrides are condensation products of two carboxylic acids (acid + acid = anhydride + water).

They are named like the carboxylic acids but replacing acid by anhydride.

Examples of anhydride names: acetic anhydride, 3,5-dimethylhexanoic anhydride and acetic benzoic anhydride