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In the synthesis of aspirin we react salicylic acid with acetic anhydride. The balanced chemical equation is:

2HOOCC6H4OH + C4H6O3 2HOOCC6H4O2C2H3 + H2O
salicylic acid acetic
anhydride
  acetyl salicylic acid water



If we mix together  27.9 grams of salicylic acid with  14.4 grams of acetic anhydride in this reaction, we obtain 30.7 grams of aspirin.

 

What are the theoretical yields of our experiment? 

The theoretical yields = 

 

What are the percentage yields of our experiment?

the percentage yields = 

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