Topic: How do I solve this equation (acetylsalicylic acid)? (Read 977 times)

INeedSerotonin · « **on:** October 08, 2019, 01:00:13 PM »

Hello. I have to solve this equation, but I don't remember studying anything like that. Is there a name to this kind of reaction, so I can study it on my own? The exercise asks me to find the formula of aspirin.

The answer is this:

Thank you guys in advance

Enthalpy · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2019, 01:04:23 PM »

Hi, what kind of function do you recognize in the right molecule? An amine not, an alcohol neither, it's an ...

INeedSerotonin · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2019, 01:13:37 PM »

Quote from: Enthalpy on October 08, 2019, 01:04:23 PM

Hi, what kind of function do you recognize in the right molecule? An amine not, an alcohol neither, it's an ...

I recognize, on the left, a carboxylic acid with a phenol, and on the right I recognize an anhydride.

AWK · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2019, 01:30:35 PM »

https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Supplemental_Modules_(Organic_Chemistry)/Esters/Synthesis_of_Esters/Preparation_of_Esters

Topic: How do I solve this equation (acetylsalicylic acid)? (Read 977 times)

INeedSerotonin

How do I solve this equation (acetylsalicylic acid)?

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INeedSerotonin

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