The Chemical Mechanism of Salicylic Acid to Aspirin
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Introduced commercially by Bayer in 1899, acetylsalicylic acid—known as aspirin—is a widely consumed analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. Understanding the chemical mechanism of salicylic acid to aspirin is essential for appreciating how this effective drug is synthesized from a less tolerated natural precursor via a classic organic chemistry reaction.
