Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen

Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
7th Edition
ISBN:9781305577190
Author:Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters
Publisher:Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters
Chapter4: Recrystallization
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Synthesis of Aspirin and Oil of Wintergreen


Explain what will happen to the (i) yield and (ii) purity, of aspirin if the following steps were modified in its synthesis

Yield then explanation

Washing the recrystallized
product with warm ethanol
instead of cold water
Opting to filter the
recrystallized product using
only gravity filtration
Transcribed Image Text:Washing the recrystallized product with warm ethanol instead of cold water Opting to filter the recrystallized product using only gravity filtration
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