Assertion: acetaldehyde | /r/HasProperty | reacted with acetic anhydride
Facets:
value: to form ethylidene diacetate
type: PURPOSE
value: selectively
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The acetaldehyde so formed may selectively be reacted with acetic anhydride to form ethylidene diacetate first and subsequent thermal decomposition of the ethylidene diacetate to VAM and acetic acid.
text: is used to thermally decompose the ethylidene diacetate formed in step (c) of the present invention utilizing any one of the Examples 1-17 to produce acetaldehyde which is reacted with the acetic anhydride in step (c) of the present invention.