Reaction Solvents that could be Worked-Up with Acetic Anhydride

Solvents that could be distilled away from acetic anhydride (bp. 140 C) and taken up into any solvent immiscible with acetic acid, after the hydrolysis of the acetic anhydride chaser and admixture with a little additional water to enhance immiscibility of the two layers:

Chlorobenzene

Nitro propane

Methyl chloroacetate

Cyclopentanone

Diethyl carbonate

Dimethyl sulphite

Tetrachloroethylene

2-nitropropane

Methylisobutyl ketone

N-methylmorphiline

Nitromethane

Toluene

1,1,2-trichloroethane

Trifluorotoluene

1,4-dioxane

Nitromethane

Methylcyclohexane

Heptane 

Propionitrile

Dibromomethane

Dimethylcarbonate 

Trichloroethylene

Isopropyl acetate

1,2-dimethoxyethane

Fluorobenzene

1,2-diethoxyethane

1,2-dichloroethane

Cyclohexane

Acetonitrile

Cyclohexane

Benzene

methylethylketone 

2-methyltetrahydrofuran

Ethyl acetate 

Butyl chloride

Carbon tetrachloride

Petroleum ether

Hexane

Diisopropyl ether

Chloroform

Perfluorohexane

1,1-dichloroethane

Methyl acetate

Carbon disulphide

Dimethoxymethane

Pentane 

Diethyl ether

Methyl t-butyl ether