Acetic anhydride is used as :

Solvent

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Dehydrating agent

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Acetylating agent

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Solution

The correct options are
A Solvent
B Dehydrating agent
C Acetylating agent
Acetic anhydride reacts less violently than acetyl chloride.
Hence, it is used as an acetylating reagent in preference to acetyl chloride.
It is also a very good solvent.
It vigorously reacts with water to form acetic acid. Hence, it is used as dehydrating agent.

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