Purpose The purpose of this lab was to synthesize Aspirin and measure the synthesized Aspirin’s purity. By calculating the theoretical yield based on the original amount of Salicylic acid, one could determine the actual yield percentage of the reaction. By measuring the melting point of the synthesized substance as well as taking a UV spectroscopy, it is then possible to measure the purity of the synthesized compound as well. With the yield percentage and the purity of the product, one […]
