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Adding Acetic anhydride (C₄H₆O₃) to Vanillin (C₈H₈O₃) with H₂SO₄.
Does anyone know what the balanced equation would look like? I know the product is supposed to be C₁₂H₁₄O₆ but I'm not exactly sure for the equation.

Could it be C₄H₆O₃ + C₈H₈O₃ + H₂SO₄ = C₁₂H₁₄O₆ + H₂SO₄ ?

Please write formula with functional groups. Your equation is wrong.
Vanilin is a Phenol derivate. So the ester can only happen at the OH group.

Adding Acetic anhydride(C₄H₆O₃) to Vanillin(C₈H₈O₃) with Sulfuric acid(H₂SO₄).

If I am correct, the balanced equation is 8C₄H₆O₃(aq) +5C₈H₈O₃(aq) + 39H₂SO₄(aq) → 11C₃H₈(g)(Propane) + 39H₂CO₃(aq)(Carbonic Acid) + 39O₂(g)(dioxygen) +39S(s)(Sulfur)

Please dont post this kind of nonsense.
Read how esters normaly are made. The sulfuric acid is catalyst and is not nominal involved.

I used online chemical equations balancing calculator and input therin the reacant side of this chemical reaction with some products with appropriate stoichiometric coefficients as well.

So, as a result, I secured the above balanced equation. So, i posted it here as an answer.

Sorry for posting wrong answer to this question.

This is not a matter of a balance calculator. Its more to have the right knowledge whats going on.

The basic here is (CH₃CO)₂O + ROH => CH₃COOR + CH₃COOH