Acid anhydride

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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

inorganic acid that contains oxygen or carbonic acid), or with a base to form a salt
.

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