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Nucleophilic attack by an alcohol upon acetic anhydride (or acylation of an alcohol by acetic anhydride) yields acetate ester + acetic acid. Alcoholysis.

(CH3CO)2CO
  +  
2
R–OH
  +  
         
CH3COOR
  +  
CH3COOH
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Acetic anhydride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Alcohol (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Pyridine Solvent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetate ester (generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Functional Group Interconvertion
Substitution: Addition-followed-by Elimination
Substitution: Multi-Step
Substitution: Nucleophilic @ Acyl-Nfg

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