Aspirin

• Formula: C₉H₈O₄
• Molecular weight: 180.1574
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C9H8O4/c1-6(10)13-8-5-3-2-4-7(8)9(11)12/h2-5H,1H3,(H,11,12) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BSYNRYMUTXBXSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 50-78-2
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Benzoic acid, 2-(acetyloxy)-; Salicylic acid acetate; o-Acetoxybenzoic acid; o-Carboxyphenyl acetate; A.S.A.; A.S.A. Empirin; Acenterine; Acesal; Acetal; Aceticyl; Acetilum Acidulatum; Acetisal; Acetol; Acetophen; Acetosal; Acetosalic acid; Acetosalin; Acetylin; Acetylsal; Acetylsalicylic acid; Acidum acetylsalicylicum; Acisal; Acylpyrin; Asagran; Aspro; Asteric; AC 5230; ASA; Benaspir; Bialpirina; Colfarit; Dolean PH 8; Duramax; Ecotrin; Empirin; Endydol; Enterophen; Enterosarein; Enterosarine; Globentyl; Globoid; Helicon; Idragin; Measurin; Neuronika; Novid; Polopiryna; Rheumintabletten; Rhodine; Rhonal; Salacetin; Salcetogen; Saletin; SP 189; Temperal; Triple-Sal; Xaxa; Yasta; 2-(Acetyloxy)benzoic acid; 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid; 2-Carboxyphenyl acetate; O-acetylsalicylic acid; Acetonyl; Acetylsalicylsaure; Acide acetylsalicylique; Adiro; Aspec; Aspergum; Aspirdrops; Aspirine; Bi-prin; Cemirit; Claradin; Clariprin; Crystar; Decaten; Ecolen; Entericin; Extren; ECM; Levius; Micristin; Pharmacin; Pirseal; Premaspin; S-211; Solfrin; Solprin acid; Spira-Dine; St. Joseph; Acetilsalicilico; Acido acetilsalicilico; Acimetten; Acido O-acetil-benzoico; Asatard; Aspalon; Bialpirinia; Caprin; Contrheuma retard; Delgesic; Entrophen; Kyselina 2-acetoxybenzoova; Kyselina acetylsalicylova; Solpyron; Bayer; Bufferin; Easprin; St. Joseph Aspirin for Adults; 2-Acetylsalicyclic acid; Ascoden-30; Coricidin; Nu-seals; Nu-seals aspirin; Persistin; Supac; Tasprin; Triaminicin; Salicylic acid, acetyl-; o-(Acetyloxy)benzoic acid; Zorprin; Magnecyl; Miniasal; Colsprin; Acesan; Acetard; Ascolong; Aspropharm; Salycylacetylsalicylic acid; Kapsazal
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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of fusion

Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled by: Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein

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Individual Reactions

 +  =  + 

By formula: C₉H₈O₄ + H₂O = C₂H₄O₂ + C₇H₆O₃

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Xu, Sun, et al., 2004
Xu, F.; Sun, L.-X.; Tan, Z.-C.; Liang, J.-G.; Zhou, D.-H.; Di, Y.-Y.; Lan, X.Z.; Zhang, T., Wuji Huaxue Xuebao, 2004, 20, 1, 50. [all data]

Perlovich and Bauer-Brandl, 2001
Perlovich, G.L.; Bauer-Brandl, A., Organometallics, 2001, 63, 3, 653-661, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010119532614 . [all data]

Perlovich and Bauer-Brandl, 2003
Perlovich, German L.; Bauer-Brandl, Annette, Pharmaceutical Research, 2003, 20, 3, 471-478, https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022624725495 . [all data]

Kirklin, 2000
Kirklin, Duane R., Enthalpy of combustion of acetylsalicylic acid, The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, 2000, 32, 6, 701-709, https://doi.org/10.1006/jcht.1999.0650 . [all data]

Nelander, 1964
Nelander, L., The heats of hydrolysis of aspirin, thioaspirin, and their p-analogues, Acta Chem. Scand., 1964, 18, 973-984. [all data]

Lang (editor), 1962
Lang (editor), L., Absorption Spectra in the Ultraviolet and Visible Region, 1962, 3, 85. [all data]

Japp, Gill, et al., 1987
Japp, M.; Gill, R.; Osselton, M.D., Comparison of drug retention indices determined on packed, wide bore capillary and narrow bore capillary columns, J. Forensic Sci., 1987, 32, 6, 1574-1586. [all data]

Berninger and Möller, 1977
Berninger, H.; Möller, M.R., Retentionsindices zur gaschromatographischen Identifizierung von Arzneimitteln, Arch. Toxicol., 1977, 37, 4, 295-305, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00330821 . [all data]

Schutz and Wollrab A., 1988
Schutz, H.; Wollrab A., The significance of the retention index in toxicologic analysis II, Pharmazie in unzerer Zeit, 1988, 17, 4, 97-101. [all data]

Ardrey and Moffat, 1981
Ardrey, R.E.; Moffat, A.C., Gas-liquid chromatographic retention indices of 1318 substances of toxicological interest on SE-30 or OV-1 stationary phase, J. Chromatogr., 1981, 220, 3, 195-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)81925-1 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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