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1. You want to convert aspirin to salicylic
acid.
a- In the balanced chemical equation, aspirin reacts with ___ to
form salicylic acid and ___
b - The mole ratio of aspirin to the 2nd reactant is 1 mole
of aspirin to __ moles of 2nd reactant
c - The functional group that changes is ___. The reaction
type is ___
This reaction can be accomplished with an acid catalyst
or base catalyst
d- if an acid catalyst is used, the acid behaves like a ___ and
reacts at the ___ atom in aspirin and makes the ___ ___
reactive
e - If a base catalyst, e.g., NaOH, is used, the base
behaves like a ___ and reacts at the ___ atom in aspirin and forms
a ___ intermediate
f - Once the tetrahedral intermediate forms, you want the
leaving group to be ___ to produce salicylic acid