Acetic oxalic anhydride

Acetic oxalic anhydride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Diacetic oxalic dianhydride
Other names
Diacetyl oxalate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H6O6/c1-3(7)11-5(9)6(10)12-4(2)8/h1-2H3 Y
    Key: XRMBFFGBVGXJJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • CC(OC(C(OC(C)=O)=O)=O)=O
Properties
C6H6O6
Molar mass 174.108 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Acetic oxalic anhydride is an organic compound with a chemical formula of C
6
H
6
O
6
and a structural formula of (H3C-(C=O)-O-(C=O)-)2. It can be viewed as a mixed anhydride, formally derived from acetic acid (H3C-(C=O)OH) and oxalic acid ((-(C=O)OH)2), in 2:1 molecular ratio, by the loss of two water molecules.