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Acid anhydrides react with alcohols to give esters and a carboxylic acid.

This acylation reaction involves nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl function followed by elimination. The overall effect is nucleophilic substitution.
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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