Benzoic anhydride
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Benzoic anhydride | |
Other names
Benzoic acid anhydride
Benzoyl anhydride Benzoyl benzoate | |
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516726 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.084 |
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C 14H 10O 3 | |
Molar mass | 226.23 g mol−1 |
Appearance | White to off-white solid |
Density | 1.1989 g cm−3 at 15 °C |
Melting point | 42 °C (108 °F; 315 K) |
Boiling point | 360 °C (680 °F; 633 K) |
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Flash point | 113[2] °C (235 °F; 386 K) |
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Benzoic acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzoic anhydride is the acid anhydride of benzoic acid. It is the simplest symmetrical aromatic acid anhydride. It can be produced by dehydrating benzoic acid. It provides a convenient way to prepare benzoic esters, which are more stable to hydrolysis than acetic esters and thus efficient at protecting alcohol function groups in a molecule.[3]
References
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- ^ Organic Synthesis. Academic press. p. 605.