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Anhydride
« on: March 20, 2013, 07:27:19 AM »
By what conditions can anhydrides be reduced and what are the products?

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2013, 07:44:04 AM »
That depends on the anhyride. You need to be more specific.
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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2013, 07:56:02 AM »
For example acetic acid anhydride.

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2013, 09:21:18 AM »
For example acetic acid anhydride.

Sodium borohydride, lithium aluminium hydride, di-isobutylaluminium hydride and so on. If the reducing agent is strong enough you will get the alcohol produced.
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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2013, 09:43:37 AM »
Okay, thanks.

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2013, 10:49:45 AM »
Would acetic acid anhydride react with NaHCO3?

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2013, 10:51:53 AM »
Yes it would, what would it give?
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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2013, 11:08:49 AM »
I don't recall ever seeing a symmetric anhydride giving two aldehydes, but there are many biochemical examples of mixed anhydrides giving an aldehyde plus an acid.  Esters can be reduced to aldehydes, depending on the alcohol and reductant used. 

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2013, 01:11:40 PM »
The acid and can't think of the other product  ???.

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2013, 01:13:02 PM »
What do acids do with sodium bicarbonate?
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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2013, 02:09:01 PM »
Would  it be (CH3CO)2O+NaHCO3 :rarrow: CH3COONa+CH3COOH+CO2?

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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #11 on: March 20, 2013, 02:13:02 PM »
Something like that, yes.
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Re: Anhydride
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2013, 02:53:53 PM »
Good. Thanks again.

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