Homework Help: chemistry lab

Posted by annonymous on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 9:48pm.

if you find salicylic acid or acetic anhydride in your aspirin synthesis product why are they there? Where did they come from?

chemistry lab - DrBob222, Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 10:23pm
Probably they came from the stock room or wherever chemicals are stored at your facility. Both are starting materials for the synthesis of aspirin.

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