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Conversion of Propionaldehyde into propionic anhydride

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To convert propionaldehyde (CH3CH2CHO) into propionic anhydride (CH3CH2C(=O)O-C(=O)CH2CH3), we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Oxidation of Propionaldehyde 1. **Starting Material**: Propionaldehyde (CH3CH2CHO). 2. **Reagent**: KMnO4 (Potassium permanganate) in the presence of HCl. 3. **Reaction**: The aldehyde group (-CHO) in propionaldehyde is oxidized to a carboxylic acid group (-COOH). 4. **Product**: This gives us propionic acid (CH3CH2COOH). ...
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