How to Convert Aspirin to Salicylic Acid (Base Hydrolysis Method)

2014-04-24

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In my previous video I described how to extract acetylsalicylic acid from Aspirin tablets. In this video, I will be hydrolyzing ester bond in the acetylsalicylic acid to form salicylic acid.