Acid anhydride
An acid anhydride is a type of
acid
.
In organic chemistry, organic acid anhydrides contain the functional group −C(=O)−O−C(=O)−. Organic acid anhydrides often form when one equivalent of water is removed from two equivalents of an organic acid in a dehydration reaction.
In
.See also
- Base anhydride, an oxide that reacts with water to form a hydroxide salt