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2007-10-21 16:06:20 · 1 answers · asked by C'est Comme Un Rêve 3 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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Heat up methyl salicylate with strong base such as NaOH about 70C. Na+ would slowly replace CH3C+ group and methanol formed would be boiled out at about 65C. Finally, you add strong acid such as HCl into sodium salicylate formed. Since salicylic acid is a week acid, it will come out through acid-base reaction. At this time you need to heat the chemical mixture once more over 230C at reduced pressure to distill salycylic acid out.

2007-10-23 12:33:20 · answer #1 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 0 0

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