The experiment starts by combining such chemicals such as salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. The synthesis of aspirin is classified as an esterification reaction. This is a substitution reaction where the alcohol group from salicylic acid reacts with ascetic anhydride to form an ester, (acetylsalicylic acid) which is commonly known as Aspirin.
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SYNTHESIS OF ASPIRIN (acetylsalicylic acid) Place 2.0 g (0.015 mole) of salicylic acid in a 125-mL Erlenmeyer flask. Add 5 mL (0.05 mole) of acetic anhydride, followed by 5 drops of conc. H 2 SO 4 (use a dropper, H2SO4 is highly corrosive) and swirl the flask gently until the salicylic acid dissolves. Forever changed documentary
Making aspirin. As part of your A Level course you will be expected to prepare an organic solid, so even if you’re not specifically making aspirin, a lot of the techniques and safety considerations are similar. The first step of the synthesis involves mixing salicylic acid with ethanoic anhydride. This reaction would be very slow without a ...