A novel method for the synthesis of acid anhydrides is described. Condensation of two molequivalents of a triethylammonium salt of an aliphatic or aromatic acid with one molequivalent of phosgene in an inert solvent at low temperature furnishes excellent yields of anhydrides.
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Rinderknecht et al. (1964) studied this question.