Application

Acetic anhydride has been used as one of the reaction components in the preparation of:2-acetylamino-5-aminobenzenesulfonic acid3,3′-bis(sulfonato)-4,4′-bis(chloroacetamido)azobenzene (BSBCA)10-acetoxy-9-nitro-octadecanoic acid, allyl ester9-nitro-oleic acidIt may be used for acetylation of anisole over HBEA zeolite in a batch reactor.

General description

Acetic anhydride is an organic solvent. On dissolution in water it undergoes solvolysis to afford acetic acid. It is widely employed for the acetylation of various alcohols. Wacher process (starting reagent + a ketene) and Knapsack process (starting reagent = acetaldehyde) have been reported for the industrial preparation of acetic anhydride.

Packaging

1, 6×1, 3 kg in glass bottle

5, 100, 4×100 g in glass bottle