Abstract
Aliphatic, aromatic, and heteroaromatic carboxylic acids (5a-i) react with 1, 1'-oxalyldiimidazole (6) in acetonitrile under reflux in the presence of methanesulfonic acid (12) to give the corresponding carboxylic acid anhydrides (9a-i) in 30-98% yields.
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