What happens when salicylic acid is treated with $(C H_{3} C O)_{2} O / H^{+}$ ? Write chemical equation in support of your answer.

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Answer 1

When salicylic acid is treated with $(C H_{3} C O)_{2} O$ in presence of $H^{+}$ (acid), acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) is produced.
The reaction is known as acetylation.
$(Salicylic acid) C_{6} H_{4} (C O O H) (O H) + (C H_{3} C O)_{2} H^{+} - C H_{3} C O O H (Acetylsalicylic acid) C_{6} H_{4} (C O O H) (O C O C H_{3})$

Answer 2

When salicylic acid is treated with

(C H_{3} C O)_{2} O

in presence of

H^{+}

(acid), acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) is produced.

The reaction is known as acetylation.

(Salicylic acid) C_{6} H_{4} (C O O H) (O H) + (C H_{3} C O)_{2} H^{+} - C H_{3} C O O H (Acetylsalicylic acid) C_{6} H_{4} (C O O H) (O C O C H_{3})