When an acetyl chloride is heated with $N a$ salt of a carboxylic acid, the product is an:

ester

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anhydride

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alkene

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aldehyde

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Solution

The correct option is B anhydride
$R - C O O N a A c i d s a l t + R^{'} - C O C l A c y l h a l i d e ⟶ R - C O - O - C O - R^{'} + N a C l$

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