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Acetic formic anhydride is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
3H
4O
3 and a structural formula of H
3C-(C=O)-O-(C=O)H. It can be viewed as the mixed anhydride of acetic acid and formic acid.
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Preparation
Acetic Formic anhydride can be produced by reacting sodium formate with acetyl chloride in anhydrous diethyl ether between 23–27 °C.
Applications
Acetic formic anhydride is a formylation agent for amines, amino acids, and alcohols. It is also a starting material for other compounds such as formyl fluoride.
An example of Acetic formic anhydride being used was in the synthesis of Quazodine (U.S. Patent 3,248,292).
References
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