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The Chemical Educator
ISSN: 1430-4171 (electronic version)
Abstract Volume 5
Issue 3 (2000) pp 144-144
Heteropolyacid-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aspirin
Yanqing Peng, and Gonghua Song*
Institute of Pesticides and Pharmaceuticals, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
Published online: 1 June 2000
Abstract. Aspirin was synthesized from salicylic acid and acetic anhydride in the presence of noncorrosive 12-tungstophosphoric acid as an alternative catalyst to liquid acids, e.g., sulfuric acid. This process can be carried out at room temperature and gives a reasonable yield of isolated product.
Key Words: Laboratories and Demonstrations; general chemistry
(*) Corresponding author. (E-mail: ghsong@ecust.edu.cn)
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Issue date: June
1, 2000
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