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Q.The chemical name of Aspirin is

(a) Phenyl salicylate
(b) Methyl salicylate
(c) Acetyl salicylate
(d) Ethyl salicylate
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Aspirin is the trade name for acetylsalicylic acid, formed by acetylating the phenolic -OH group of salicylic acid.

Reasoning: Aspirin is synthesised by treating salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) with acetic anhydride, which acetylates its phenolic -OH group to form an ester linkage, while the -COOH group remains free:

Salicylic acid+(CH3CO)2O⟶Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)+CH3COOH\text{Salicylic acid} + (CH_3CO)_2O \longrightarrow \text{Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin)} + CH_3COOH …

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