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Acetaldehyde reacts with acetic anhydride in the presence of FeCl3 to give ethylidine diacetate, CH3CH(OAc)2, which is subsequently cracked to vinyl acetate.

Industrial Organic Chemistry, 3rd. Ed. K. Weissermel, H.-J. Arpe, VCH (1997)
CH3CHO
  +  
(CH3CO)2CO
         
  +  
CH3COOH
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Acetaldehyde     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetic anhydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Vinyl acetate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

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