Acid Anhydrides Flashcards
1
Q
Acid Anhydride + Alcohol –>
and give e.g.
A
–> Ester + Carboxylic Acid
e.g. Pentanol + Hexanoic Anhydride –> Pentyl Hexanoate + Hexanoic acid
2
Q
Acid Anhydride + Water –>
and give e.g.
A
–> (2 x) Carboxylic acid
e.g. Ethanoic Anhydride + Water –>
(2 x) Ethanoic Acid
3
Q
Acid Anhydride + Ammonia –>
e.g.
A
–> Amide + Carboxylic Acid
e.g. Ethanoic Anhydride + Ammonia –> Ethanamide + Ethanoic acid
4
Q
What does an amide bond look like?
(ignore __)
A
__O
//
C - NH2
5
Q
Acid Anhydride + Amine –>
e.g.
A
–> N-substituted amide + Carboxylic Acid
e.g. Ethanoic anhydride + methylamine –> N-methylethanamide + ethanoic acid
6
Q
What does an N-substituted amide look like?
A
______O__H
CH3 - C - N - CH3 (methyl ethanamide)
7
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