Synthesis and purification of Aspirin.
How do you synthesize and purify a few grams of aspirin? What chemical principles apply if any?
© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 16, 2018, 4:12 pm ad1c9bdddfhttps://brainmass.com/chemistry/organic-reactions/synthesis-and-purification-of-aspirin-17499
Solution Summary
The solution gives the method of preparing aspirin and its purification.
$2.19
Similar Posting
Synthesis of Aspirin
1. Draw the structures of salicylic acid and aspirin. Circle and identify the functional groups present in each compound.
3. Sulfuric acid is a catalyst. What does that mean?
5. What safety, environmental and economic considerations would be important to a company manufacturing 1 million pounds of aspirin each year by this procedure? Which ones do you think are most important? Why?
6. The aspirin synthesized in a home experiment should never be taken home for medicinal use. Why not?
View Full Posting Details