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20. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives:NAS - Part 2 of 3
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS / Carboxylic Acid to Acid Chloride / Problem 10

The reaction of pentanedioate ion with thionyl chloride results in an anhydride instead of an acyl chloride. Provide the mechanism for the formation of the anhydride.

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