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Offline Nora Goba

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Aspirin hydrolysis mechanism in water and NaOH
« on: June 08, 2018, 09:20:12 AM »
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I  can't seem to figure out how aspirin hydrolysis actually happens in deionized water. Is it a two way reaction? I know there is a two step reaction when it is hydrolysed by NaOH. I'm also not sure wheteher 2 or 3 OH- are used in the hydrolysis with NaOH. Thanks for the *delete me*
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Re: Aspirin hydrolysis mechanism in water and NaOH
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2018, 12:12:06 PM »
You can start with a structural formula for aspirin.  Then, try to learn what it hydrolyzed into.  Can you find, in a textbook or even on Wikipedia, the common reactions of the sort of molecule aspirin is, to determine how the reaction can proceed?
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Re: Aspirin hydrolysis mechanism in water and NaOH
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2018, 08:38:52 PM »
Do you know whether the hydrolysis is exothermic or endothermic. I found both of those options on the internet and am not sure.
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