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The main impurties are probably the unreacted reactants. i.e salicylic acid and some acetic anhydride (ethanoic anhydride)

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What effect would impurity of aspirin have on the body if product were intended for human consumption?

What is the effect of impurity of aspirin in humans body


Is aspirin synthesis an exothermic reaction?

yes


What impurity is most likely to be present in the sample pf aspirin prepared?

unreacted salicylic acid


Why pyridine is used im the synthesis of aspIrin?

Pyridine is used in the synthesis of aspirin as a catalyst to help facilitate the esterification reaction between salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. Its basic properties help neutralize the acidic byproducts formed during the reaction, which improves the yield of aspirin. Additionally, pyridine can also help dissolve the reactants and promote the formation of the desired product.


What is the purpose of phosphoric acid in the synthesis of aspirin?

Phosphoric acid is used in the synthesis of aspirin as a catalyst to facilitate the esterification reaction between salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. It helps increase the reaction rate and yield of aspirin.


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 an alternative reagent to ethanoic anhydride in the synthesis of aspirin from salicylic acid?

Synthesis of acetyl chloride via the reaction of acetic acid with sulphuric acid


How will you convert phenol into aspirin?

Aspirin (acetyl salycilic acid) is prepared from salycilic acid and acetic anhydride; salicylic acid is prepared from sodium phenoxide and carbon dioxide (Kolbe synthesis).


Aspirin works to reduce the symptoms of infection or pain by retarding the synthesis of?

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Is coffee an impurity?

if dissolved in water, it can be called an impurity.


During synthesis of aspirin which bonds break and which new bonds form?

During the synthesis of aspirin, the bonds that break are the ester bonds in acetic anhydride and salicylic acid. New bonds that form are ester bonds between the acetyl group and the hydroxyl group of salicylic acid to produce aspirin.


Does Aspirin inhibit vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation by blocking synthesis of the prostaglandin?

Aspirin (acetlysalicylic acid) is an irreversible inhibitor of the cyclo-oxygenase (COX-I and COX-II) enzymes which are responsible for the conversion of arachidonic acid into the prostaglandins. It is supposed that this happens due to the acetylation effects of aspirin.