TRIVIA! This substance (a common analgesic) was first isolated from willow bark (choices in detail portion)?

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TRIVIA! This substance (a common analgesic) was first isolated from willow bark (choices in detail portion)?

a) benzene
b) acetic acid
c) salicylic acid
d) ethanol

2006-11-25 01:32:53 · 3 answers · asked by Lindsay A 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Salicylic acid is found in willow bark. Fredric Hoffman (1898) found a way to add an acetyl group to it so it did not have the unpleasant side effect of stomach cramps. It was first patented by Bayer later that year as "acetylsalicylic acid".

2006-11-25 01:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

c) salicylic acid/ common aspirin

2006-11-25 09:37:11 · answer #2 · answered by sinkinskiff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

acetylsalicylic acid

2006-11-25 09:36:24 · answer #3 · answered by sbourque79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋