Carboxylic Anhydrides
Carboxylic Anhydrides
Carboxylic anhydrides or acid anhydrides are any class of organic compounds that have an -C(=O)-O-C(=O)- functional group. Anhydrides can be thought of as an oxygen atom flanked by two acyl groups. Anhydrides may be symmetrical or unsymmetrical (mixed) depending on the nature of the acyl groups present.
