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    Propionic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula (CH3CH2CO)2O. This simple acid anhydride is a colourless liquid. It is a widely used reagent...
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    anhydride, or ethanoic anhydride, is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CO)2O. Commonly abbreviated Ac2O, it is one the simplest anhydrides of...
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    liquid and the vapor. Propionic acid displays the general properties of carboxylic acids: it can form amide, ester, anhydride, and chloride derivatives...
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    between toluene and succinic anhydride catalyzed by a Lewis acid such as aluminium chloride. "3-(4-Methylbenzoyl)propionic acid". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih...
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  • Thumbnail for Butyric anhydride
    Butyric anhydride or butanoic anhydride is the chemical compound with the formula (CH3CH2CH2CO)2O. The molecule can be described as a condensation of...
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  • lysergic acid; the speculation about "Method X" is erroneous, as propionic anhydride is used in the synthesis of fentanyl analogues; and there is some...
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  • Thumbnail for Desmethylprodine
    Kidston did not realize this and esterified the intermediate with propionic anhydride at an elevated temperature. Consequently, he produced MPTP as a major...
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  • Piperidine phencyclidine (PCP) Piperonal (heliotropin) MDMA, MDEA, MDA Propionic anhydride fentanyl and analogues Tropinone Cocaine (see biosynthesis of cocaine)...
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    condensation of two molecules of acetic acid is acetic anhydride. The worldwide production of acetic anhydride is a major application, and uses approximately...
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  • those that are used in the manufacture of controlled substances: Acetic anhydride Acetone Benzyl chloride Diethyl ether Potassium permanganate 2-Butanone...
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    morphine with propionic anhydride, in an analogous manner to how heroin is produced by reacting morphine with acetic anhydride. While acetic anhydride is a restricted...
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  • No. no longer in use) UN 2495 5.1 Iodine pentafluoride UN 2496 8 Propionic anhydride UN 2497 ? (UN No. no longer in use) Sodium phenolate, solid (UN No...
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    acid (chelating agent), fatty acids (coatings), maleic acid (polymers), propionic acid (food preservative), terephthalic acid (polymers). Important carboxylate...
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  • intermediate metal carbonyls. Many of the commodity carboxylic acids, i.e. propionic, butyric, valeric, etc, as well as many of the commodity alcohols, i.e...
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  • Thumbnail for Α-Methylacetylfentanyl
    substituting the relatively common acetic anhydride for the more difficult to obtain chemical propionic anhydride in the synthesis. α-Methylacetylfentanyl...
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    can be formed by Perkin reaction between p-fluorobenzaldehyde and propionic anhydride in the presence of NaOAc, followed by catalytic hydrogenation of...
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  • Lewis acid (e.g. Zn(II) salts) or a Brønsted acid catalyst using the anhydride or even the carboxylic acid itself as the acylation agent. If desired...
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  • form a mixed imino-anhydride. This structure undergoes an acyl substitution with the liberated chloride, forming the acid anhydride and releasing regenerated...
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  • Ketoisocaproic acid α-Ketoisocaproic acid β-Ketoisocaproic acid Propionic anhydride This set index page lists chemical structure articles associated...
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  • The names of the first four alkanes were derived from methanol, ether, propionic acid and butyric acid, respectively. The rest are named with a Greek numeric...
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  • Thumbnail for Malonic acid
    Hugo Müller independently discovered how to synthesize malonic acid from propionic acid, and decided to publish their results back-to-back in the Chemical...
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  • Thumbnail for Isobutyric acid
    The acid reacts as a typical carboxylic acid: it can form amide, ester, anhydride, and chloride derivatives. Its acid chloride is commonly used as the intermediate...
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    Aldehydes, alcohols Carbonylations Methanol, ethanol Acetic acid, acetic anhydride, propionic acid Hydrogenation Unsaturated fatty acids, glucose, nitroaromatics...
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    Ibuprofen (category Propionic acids)
    from propionic acid by the research arm of Boots Group during the 1960s. The name is derived from the 3 functional groups: isobutyl (ibu) propionic acid...
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  • Thumbnail for Levopropoxyphene
    activity in animal assays. Esterification of the alcohol by means of propionic anhydride affords the propionate. The presence of two chiral centers in this...
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  • Thumbnail for Sucrose octapropionate
    others. The compound can be prepared by the reaction of sucrose with propionic anhydride in the melt state or at room temperature, over several days, in anhydrous...
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    anti-inflammatory drug used to treat pain. Fenbufen is a member of the propionic acid derivatives class of drugs. It was introduced by American Cyanamid...
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  • Thumbnail for Formic acid
    to the alkene to produce a larger carboxylic acid. An unstable formic anhydride, H(C=O)−O−(C=O)H, can be obtained by dehydration of formic acid with N...
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    Indoprofen (category Propionic acids)
    2-(4-nitrophenyl)propionic acid (1) is reduced using iron and hydrochloric acid to give 2-(4-aminophenyl)propionic acid (2). Reaction with phthalic anhydride then...
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    quality. Acid is widely used as a preservative. In red wine, Sulfurous anhydride or sulfur dioxide (SO2), in particular, is the most frequently used source...
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