Chapter 6, Problem 78P

The reaction of salicylic acid with acetic acid yields aspirin and water according tothe given balanced equation. Since the equilibrium constant for this reaction is close to one, both reactants and products are present at equilibrium. If the reaction has a small negative value of AH, suggest ways that this equilibrium could be driven to the right to favor products.

   ${\text{C}}_{\text{7}}{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}{\text{ + C}}_{\text{2}}{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}\stackrel{}{\rightleftarrows }{\text{ C}}_{\text{9}}{\text{H}}_{\text{8}}{\text{O}}_{\text{4}}{\text{ + H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}$

salicylic acid    acetic acid      aspirin