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Acid Anhydrides react with water to form carboxylic acids

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    Acid Anhydrides react with water to form carboxylic acids

    General Reaction

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    Example 1:
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    Mechanism

    1) Nucleophilic Attack by the Alcohol

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    2) Deprotonation by pyridine

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    3) Leaving group removal

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    4) Protonation of the carboxylate

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