Which of the following on heating does not form an anhydride?

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Which of the following on heating does not form an anhydride? (A) Oxalic acid (B) Succinic acid (C) Maleic acid (D) Glutamic acid

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Since, three membered rings are quite unstable, hence oxalic acid on heating does not form an anhydride. It decomposes to give CO 2, CO and H 2 O. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/87582d86d051b9a149638fa84d75df8c-.png" />

Q. Which of the following on heating does not form an anhydride?

Oxalic acid

Succinic acid

Maleic acid

Glutamic acid

Since, three membered rings are quite unstable, hence oxalic acid on heating does not form an anhydride. It decomposes to give $C O_{2}, CO$ and $H_{2} O$ .

Q. Which of the following on heating does not form an anhydride?

Oxalic acid

Succinic acid

Maleic acid

Glutamic acid

Since, three membered rings are quite unstable, hence oxalic acid on heating does not form an anhydride. It decomposes to give CO2​,CO and H2​O.

Since, three membered rings are quite unstable, hence oxalic acid on heating does not form an anhydride. It decomposes to give $C O_{2}, CO$ and $H_{2} O$ .