glutaric anhydride

chemical compound

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Glutaric anhydride is a chemical compound formed from glutaric acid through the loss of a water molecule. It is a type of organic anhydride, which are compounds derived from the elimination of water from another compound.12

Organic anhydrides, like glutaric anhydride, are used in organic synthesis to introduce acyl groups. They react with water to form carboxylic acids, with alcohols to form esters, and with ammonia or amines to form amides. Glutaric anhydride specifically is formed when glutaric acid is heated, creating a six-membered ring structure.21

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…atoms, behaves similarly to yield glutaric anhydride. These reactions produce five- and six-membered rings, respectively, which are in general the easiest ring sizes to produce. Because adipic (six carbons) and longer-chain dicarboxylic acids would give rings of seven or more members, heating of these acids does not generally lead to…
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…atoms, behaves similarly to yield glutaric anhydride. These reactions produce five- and six-membered rings, respectively, which are in general the easiest ring sizes to produce. Because adipic (six carbons) and longer-chain dicarboxylic acids would give rings of seven or more members, heating of these acids does not generally lead to…
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