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Title: What is the reaction between benzoic acid and benzoic acid?
Post by: Moniccah on August 18, 2013, 05:15:55 PM

what is the reaction between C6H5COOH and C6H5COOH, two benzoic acids?

Title: Re: What is the reaction between benzoic acid and benzoic acid?
Post by: discodermolide on August 18, 2013, 11:44:09 PM

Reaction under what conditions? Heat, cold, just sitting together, acid, base, light, what?

Title: Re: What is the reaction between benzoic acid and benzoic acid?
Post by: Borek on August 19, 2013, 02:59:23 AM

Quote from: discodermolide on August 18, 2013, 11:44:09 PM

Heat, cold, just sitting together, acid, base, light, what?

I would add solvent to the list.

Title: Re: What is the reaction between benzoic acid and benzoic acid?
Post by: AlphaScent on August 20, 2013, 02:13:43 PM

I think he is going for anhydride.  But more is needed to answer that question for sure.

Title: Re: What is the reaction between benzoic acid and benzoic acid?
Post by: Babcock_Hall on August 20, 2013, 02:16:43 PM

@OP, You need to show that you have attempted a problem first.  That is a forum rule.