aspirin-reagents

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 * Equipment **
 * 50-mL Erlenmeyer flask
 * Plastic pipettes
 * Several beakers of various volumes
 * Graduated cylinders (10 and 25-mL)
 * Watch glass
 * Stirring rod
 * Vial or flask to hold aspirin sample
 * Ring stand and clamp
 * Buchner funnel and vaccuum filtration flask
 * Filter paper
 * Rubber tubing for vaccum flask
 * Ice bath
 * Thermometer
 * Melting point capillary tube and melting point apparatus
 * IR and NMR materials: CDCl3, acetone, KBR, Kimwipes, KBR pellet wrench, FT-IR and NMR machine

C7H6O3 || Anhydride C4H6O3 || Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) C9H8O4 || Ethanol CH3CH2OH || Sulfuric acid H2SO4 || Acetic acid C2H4O2 ||
 * Table 1. ** Chemical reagents and their properties.
 * **Reagent/Formula** || Salicylic Acid
 * **Structure** || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Salicylic_acid.jpg caption="Salicylic_acid.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Acetic_anhydride.jpg caption="Acetic_anhydride.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/aspirin.jpg caption="aspirin.jpg"]] ||  || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Sulfuric_Acid.jpg caption="Sulfuric_Acid.jpg"]] || [[image:chem-wiki-neiu/Acetic_acid.jpg caption="Acetic_acid.jpg"]] ||
 * **Physical State** || Solid || Solid || Solid || aqueous || aqueous || aqueous ||
 * **Molar Mass** || 138.12 g/mol || 102.09 g/mol || 180.2 g/mol || 46.07 g/mol || 98.08 g/mol || 60.05 g/mol ||
 * **Polar?** || Yes || Yes || Yes || Intermediate || Yes || Yes ||
 * **Melting Point** || 159 DEG C || -73 DEG C || 135 DEG C || -114.1 DEG C || 10.31 DEG C || 16.6 DEG C ||
 * **Boiling Point** || 210 DEG C || 139.5 DEG C || N/A || 78.5 DEG C || 337 DEG C || 117.9 DEG C ||
 * **Hazards** || Irritant || None listed || None listed || None listed || Carcinogen, toxic, corrosive || Corrosive ||