acetic anhydride

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acetic anhydride

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a colourless pungent liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose and vinyl acetates for synthetic fabrics. Formula: (CH₃CO)₂O

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acetic anhydride - a compound that is needed in order to refine opium into heroin

anhydride - a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water

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Briefly, quinones in the samples were derivatized and evaporated to approximately 50 [micro]L under nitrogen; then, 100 mg zinc, anhydrous tetrahydrofuran, and 200 [micro]L acetic anhydride were added to samples.

Quinones and aromatic chemical compounds in particulate matter induce ... by Nel, Andre / Environmental Health Perspectives

They exposed it to a compound called acetic anhydride, which reacted only with the nitrogen in epibatidine, changing it slightly so it could be separated from the sample's impurities.

Pharming frogs by Pennisi, Elizabeth / Science News

Governments must emphasize identification of major traffickers and seize their assets, and curtail availability of acetic anhydride for heroin production, the Board concludes.

Despite counter-measures, drug trade and abuse are expanding, ... by UN Chronicle

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