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How do you know which OH group on salicylic acid reacts to form aspirin?
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Aspirin is formed in a reaction between salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. In this reaction it is the phenolic alcohol group that reacts to form the aspirin.
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What is more polar aspirin or salicylic acid?
Salicylic acid i would think Look at both their structures; salicylic acid has more polar -OH bonds
Is aspirin a strong acid?
Salicylic acid has a pKa of 1.96 and acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) has a pKa of 3.48. Therefore salicylic acid is the stronger acid.
What is another product name for salicylic acid?
salicylic acid is most commonly known as Aspirin (it is the main ingredient in Aspirin)
Where was the substance in aspirin found?
Aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid.
Is aspirin a carboxylic acid and an ester?
Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid and an acetate ester of salicylic acid.
What acid is in disprin?
well disprin is a type of aspirin and aspirin is mainly made up of salicylic acid which is derived from tree bark
What is aspirin chemically?
Acetyl salicylic acid.
What percent salicylic acid in aspirin?
37.16% is the expected yield in the reaction of salicylic acid and acetic anhydride used to form aspirin.
What happens to aspirin if we boil it?
The active ingredient in aspirin is acetyl salicylic acid. This is an ester, and boiling it will hydrolyze the bond and break it down into acetic acid and salicylic acid.
What do willow tree bark extract oil of wintergreen and aspirin have in common?
Willow tree bark contains Salicylic acid. Aspirin is acetate of salicylic acid.
What common compound is mabe by reacting salicylic acid with ethyl acetate?
This compound is acetyl salicylic acid or aspirin.
What is the alcohol when making aspirin is a salicylic acid or anhydride acid?
it is cocaine
