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Title: pH and aspirin hydrolysis
Post by: mariaelne on March 23, 2022, 12:45:36 PM

Hi!

I was wondering why is the hydrolysis of aspirin faster in environments of a higher pH? I noticed this while testing out different buffer solutions, but cannot seem to find an explanation anywhere, only that the higher the pH the faster the rate of reaction.

Thank you in advance!

Title: Re: pH and aspirin hydrolysis
Post by: Hunter2 on March 23, 2022, 01:09:37 PM

What is Aspirin chemically. Which significant group is in the molecule.

Title: Re: pH and aspirin hydrolysis
Post by: Babcock_Hall on March 29, 2022, 09:19:31 AM

I suggest writing a chemical mechanism for the hydrolysis.