Acetic formic anhydride

Acetic formic anhydride is an organic compound with the chemical formula C3H4O3 and a structural formula of H3C-(C=O)-O-(C=O)H. It can be viewed as the mixed anhydride of acetic acid and formic acid. Acetic formic anhydride is an organic compound with the chemical formula C3H4O3 and a structural formula of H3C-(C=O)-O-(C=O)H. It can be viewed as the mixed anhydride of acetic acid and formic acid. Acetic formic anhydride can be produced by reacting sodium formate with acetyl chloride in anhydrous diethyl ether between 23–27 °C.It can also be prepared by thre reaction of acetic anhydride and formic acid at 0 °C. Acetic formic anhydride is a formylation agent for amines, amino acids, and alcohols. It is also a starting material for other compounds such as formyl fluoride. Acetic formic anhydride is used in the synthesis of quazodine.