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acetic acid on heating with p2o5 gives


Anusreya Rana 24th Mar, 2021
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Shubham Dhane 24th Mar, 2021

Hello,

On heating Acetic acid with P2O5, it will form ethanoic anhydride . Acetic acid is the common name of ethanoic acid. The chemical formula of it is CH3-OOH. It is a carboxylic acid with two C atoms. P2O5 is phosphorus pentaoxide that is a very good dehydrating agent and involves in dehydration reactions of carboxylic acids mainly. Here when acetic acid is heated with P2O5, it will form ethanoic anhydride.

2Ch3-COOH + P2O5 = CH3-CO-O-CO-CH3 + H2O.

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