You started the conventional synthesis with 0.015 mole of salicylic acid. If the reaction worked perfectly, how many moles of aspirin would you make?

1 mol salicylic acid = 1 mol aspirin; so .......

To determine the number of moles of aspirin produced in the reaction, we need to know the balanced chemical equation and the stoichiometry of the reaction.

The balanced chemical equation for the synthesis of aspirin from salicylic acid is:

C7H6O3 + C4H6O3 -> C9H8O4 + C2H4O2

This equation shows that one mole of salicylic acid reacts with one mole of acetic anhydride to produce one mole of aspirin and one mole of acetic acid.

Given that the starting amount of salicylic acid is 0.015 moles, and assuming the reaction proceeds perfectly, we can conclude that 0.015 moles of aspirin will be produced.

Therefore, you would make 0.015 moles of aspirin if the reaction worked perfectly.