Aspirin from Wintergreen: 1. In isolating the salicylic acid, why is it important to press out as much of the water as possible? Write a step-by-step mechanism for the esterification of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride catalyzed by concentrated H₂SO4. 3. Calculate the exact monoisotopic mass of aspirin showing your work. What signals appeared/disappeared/shifted that indicate that you have your intended product and not starting material? What other impurities are present in your product and how do you know?
Aspirin from Wintergreen: 1. In isolating the salicylic acid, why is it important to press out as much of the water as possible? Write a step-by-step mechanism for the esterification of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride catalyzed by concentrated H₂SO4. 3. Calculate the exact monoisotopic mass of aspirin showing your work. What signals appeared/disappeared/shifted that indicate that you have your intended product and not starting material? What other impurities are present in your product and how do you know?
Chapter84: Fractional Distillation, Azeotropes
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Transcribed Image Text:Aspirin from Wintergreen:
1. In isolating the salicylic acid, why is it important to press out as much of the water as possible?
Write a step-by-step mechanism for the esterification of salicylic acid with acetic anhydride catalyzed by concentrated H₂SO4.
3. Calculate the exact monoisotopic mass of aspirin showing your work.
What signals appeared/disappeared/shifted that indicate that you have your intended product and not starting material? What
other impurities are present in your product and how do you know?
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