IB1 Chemistry Practical #8 ANALYSIS OF ASPIRIN TABLETS For a long time the bark of the willow tree (salix alba) was used as a traditional medicine to relieve the fever symptoms of malaria. In the 1860’s chemists showed that the active ingredient in willow bark is salicylic acid (2-hydroxybenzoic acid) and by 1870 salicylic acid was in wide use as a pain killer (analgesic) and fever depressant (antipyretic). However‚ because it is a relatively strong acid‚ salicylic acid has the undesirable side effect
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Aspirin were used to relieve pain‚ inflammation‚ and fever. Aspirin were made using a combination of salicylic acid and acetic anhydride.The goal of this experiment was to determined the purity of aspirin using different methods. These methods included‚ reacting salicylic acid with FeCl3‚ finding its melting points‚ and by doing Thin-layer chromatography. When you reacted salicylic acid with FeCl3‚ changes in color will occur. Pure Aspirin has a melting point around 135°C and a pure salicylic acid
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prescribed this remedy for women in labor. The Healer certainly did not discover this drug‚ which was used for centuries earlier in European folk medicine. Ancient Egyptians took an infusion of dried myrtle leaves to treat muscle pain. The myrtle leaves were also found to contain salicylic acid. Two Italians‚ Brugnatelli and Fontana‚ had in fact already obtained salicin in 1826‚ but in a highly impure form. Johann Buchner‚ professor of pharmacy at the University of Munich‚ isolated a tiny amount of bitter
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Synthesis of Aspirin and Tylenol Kyla Wykoff Abstract Aspirin and Tylenol were synthesized by means of crystallization‚ recrystallization‚ and melting point determination. Synthesis produced significantly high percent yields for aspirin‚ however‚ produced extremely low and impure percent yields for Tylenol. A second group was also used to compare results and errors‚ in which they too were also producing extremely low percent yields of Tylenol. Therefore‚ error was based on the specific protocol
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N′-diacetyl-L-cystine‚ Reference solution (a). Dissolve 50.0 mg of salicylic acid R in the mobile phase and dilute to 50.0 ml with the mobile phase. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (b). Dissolve 10.0 mg of salicylic acid R in the mobile phase and dilute to 10.0 ml with the mobile phase. To 1.0 ml of this solution add 0.2 ml of the test solution and dilute to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. D. N‚S-diacetyl-L-cysteine. The chromatographic procedure may
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Preparation and Recrystallisation of Aspirin Contents Page Synopsis iii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Objective 1 1.2 Background 1 2 Theory 1 3 Procedure 2 3.1 Materials 2 3.2 Preparation 2 3.3 Recrystallisation 3 3.4 Determination of Melting Point 3 4 Results and Calculation 4 4.1 Mass 4 4.2 Percent yield 4 4.3 Melting Point 4 4.4 Appearance 4 5 Discussion 5
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to synthesise pure aspirin using chemical tests such as esterification and recrystallization independently and to also find out the melting point range of aspirin using melting point determination. INTRODUCTION Aspirin‚ which is also known as acetylsalicylic acid‚ is one of the commonly used and widely found in any drugstore or pharmacy. Its properties make aspirin a well-rounded drug that reduces inflammation and fever and also relieves pain. The active ingredient in aspirin was found to be salicylic
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Empty 19.49 21.206 18.748 Watch Glass and Aspirin Product 20.13 22.089 19.192 Total Aspirin Mass (0.15g Filter Paper) 0.374 0.733 0.294 0.467 Trial 2 50 Degrees Watch Glass Empty 22.268 21.218 21.607 Watch Glass and Aspirin Product 22.671 21.924 22.87 Total Aspirin Mass (0.15g Filter Paper) 0.253 0.556 1.113 0.641 Trial 3 80 Degrees Watch Glass Empty 18.497 19.841 19.483 Watch Glass and Aspirin Product 19.632 20.098 20.544 Total Aspirin Mass (0.15g Filter Paper) 0.985 0.107 0.911
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Equation 3. The purified aspirin product was a white powder that had a weight of .140 g. The number of moles of the purified aspirin product after extraction was 7.77 x 10-4 as shown in Equation 4. These two moles calculated a chemical yield of 54.3% as shown in Equation 5. The melting point of the pure aspirin product was ranged at 117.8-125.2C as shown in Table 1. An infrared spectrum for the pure aspirin from the synthesis was taken by using crushed crystals‚ Figure 1. This spectrum was shown
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Aspirin Aspirin is a salicylate‚ also known as a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It is the generic name of acetylsalicylic acid and is used clinically to treat fever‚ pain and inflammation as it works by preventing the formation of prostaglandin. Prostaglandin is the active agent that is responsible for the sensitisation at the nerve endings. It can be administered orally‚ rectally or by intravenous route. (6) Benzene ring Carboxylic acid Ester Alkane Aspirin has a pKa of 3.49
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