SolutionsReactivity
1. Products
Give the products of acetic anhydride with: a) water; b) methanol; c) two equivalents of ammonia; d) phenol in pyridine.
- Two molecules of acetic acid.
- Methyl acetate and acetic acid.
- Acetamide and ammonium acetate.
- Phenyl acetate and pyridinium acetate.
2. A cyclic anhydride
What is obtained from succinic anhydride with methanol?
The monoester, monomethyl succinate, CH3OOC–CH2–CH2–COOH. The ring opens and the other carbonyl remains as an acid.