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Aspirin is acetylsalicylic acid and an acetate ester of salicylic acid.

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What funtional group of aspirin causes it to irritate the stomach?

Ester, a carboxylic acid.


Is ch3ch2co2h a ester?

No, ch3ch2co2h (also known as ethanoic acid or acetic acid) is not an ester. It is a carboxylic acid. Ester molecules are formed by the reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.


What functional group is aspirin?

There are two functional groups: 1. Carboxyl group 2. Ester group


What are the products of an ester and water?

The products of a reaction between an ester and water are an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. This reaction is known as hydrolysis and involves the breaking of the ester bond, which results in the formation of the alcohol and carboxylic acid molecules.


Is aspirin an alkene alcohol a ketone or a carboxylic acid?

Do not be confused with alcohols nor ketones when seeing the -OH and the =O bonded. They each are really parts of either:- the carboxylic acid group (-COOH)- the ester link (from neighbour carbon along the ring)Likewise, double-bonds you see constitute the benzene (aromatic) ring:- a functional group in itself- they are not the normal alkene double bonds- would actually best be represented by a circle inside the ring,- not double lines for each of 3 double bonds, as resonance occurs in benzene rings.Therefore, aspirin (or acetylsalicylic acid) contains:- aromatic ring- carboxylic acid group- ester groupand can be regarded as an acid (i.e. acetylsalicylic acid)or the acetate ester of salicylic acid :-)so aspirin is (if choosing from your options):- not an alkene, nor a ketone, nor an alcohol.- we are left with a carboxylic acidBUT we usually only regard aspirin as an acetate ester, or a derivative of salicylic acid,so you wouldn't generally hear one calling aspirin a carboxylic acid :-)I hope I cleared things up a bit :-)Cheers.


Is aspirin an amine or amide?

Neither. Aspirin, acetyl salicylic acid, is a structure containing benzene, carboxylic acid, and ester functional groups, but it does not contain nitrogen at all, let alone eitehr an amine or amide.


What is the relationship between aspirin and carboxylic acid?

Aspirin is a derivative of salicylic acid, which is a type of carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid group in the structure of salicylic acid is essential for the formation of aspirin through acetylation. So, aspirin can be thought of as an acetylated form of salicylic acid that retains its carboxylic acid functionality.


Drugs containing carboxylic acid?

Carbonoxylic acid is an organic acid consisting of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Carbonoxylic acid is an ester found in acetylsalicylic acid commonly know in households as aspirin.


What is an acylcarnitine?

An acylcarnitine is an ester of carnitine and a carboxylic acid.


Is aspirin synthesis an esterification reaction?

No, aspirin synthesis is not an esterification reaction. It involves the reaction of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride to form acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and acetic acid through an acetylation reaction. Esterification typically involves the reaction of an alcohol with a carboxylic acid to form an ester.


What is produced when a carboxylic acid reacts with an acid chloride?

The reaction between a carboxlic acid and an alcohol is named as esterfication. Ester is formed during this reaction.


What conditions can produce hydrolysis of an ester?

Either an acidic of basic condition can produce hydrolysis of an ester. An ester is derived from an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.