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7. Acetic anhydride was used in excess in this experiment. What does this mean, and how was the excess acetic anhydride decom

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7. Acetic anhydride was used in excess in this experiment. What does this mean, and how was the excess acetic anhydride decom
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7) In the synthesis of aspirin, equimolar amount of acetic anhydride and salicylic acid is used but if more than equimolar amount of acetic anhydride is used then acetic anhydride is in excess. Thus excess acetic anhydride hydrolyzed to acetic acid during work up and get dissolve in water whereas aspirin separate out as product because it is insoluble in water. Hence, excess acetic anhydride is removed.

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