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How do you prepare the Acetic anhydride compound from acetic acid ?

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Acetic anhydride : Carboxylic acids on heating in the presence of dehydrating agents like conc. `H_(2)SO_(4), P_(2)O_(5)` give anhydride.
`CH_(3)-underset(O)underset(||)C-OH+HO -underset(O)underset(||)C-CH_(3) overset(P_(2)O_(5)//Delta)to CH_(3)-underset(O)underset(|)C-underset(O)underset(|)O-C-CH_(3)+H_(2)O`
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