From wich product we get aspirin?

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From wich product we get aspirin?

Answer 1

It's all artificial now but was origonally compound was isolated from witch hazel which was used as a pain killer in the middle ages and propoply eons before, distilled witch hazel can still be brought and used to treat bruses and spranes (Externally) and other things.

Answer 2

Aspirin is the common name for acetylsalicylic acid which is made from salicylic acid and acetic anhydride. Salicilyc acid is extracted from the bark of willow tree and its name comes from salix that is its name in latin. The effects of salicylic acid are very similar to those of aspirin however they are less potent. This because the acetyl group added make the molecule penetrate the blood-brain barrier easly. A similar thing happens with morphine and heroin (DIACETYLmorphine).

Answer 3

Acetylsalicylic acid. C9H8O4 180.160 g/mol

A French chemist, Charles Frederic Gerhardt, was the first to prepare acetylsalicylic acid (named aspirin in 1899) in 1853. In the course of his work on the synthesis and properties of various acid anhydrides, he mixed acetyl chloride with a sodium salt of salicylic acid  

Answer 4

Aspirin, trade name for acetylsalicylic acid, the most widely used drug for treating fever, pain, and inflammation. Aspirin is a synthetic chemical compound that works by interfering with the body’s production of hormonelike substances called prostaglandins. Often called a wonder drug, it is now thought to have possible preventative effects against heart disease, stroke, forms of cancer, and other diseases and condition

Aspirin derives from salicylic acid, a compound found in the bark of the willow and in parts of other plants. The effects of plants that contain salicylic acid were known since ancient times in many cultures, ranging from ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks to the Chinese and Native Americans. The 4th century BC Greek doctor Hippocrates, called the father of medicine, prescribed tea extracted from the bark of the willow tree for fever and pain.

Salicylic acid was isolated for use as a medicine in the 19th century. However, salicylic acid is bitter and irritates the stomach. Attempts to derive a compound without such side-effects were largely unsuccessful. In 1897 the German chemist Felix Hoffman synthesized the acetyl derivative of salicylic acid in response to the urging of his father, who took salicylic acid for rheumatism. The compound was marketed under the trade name “Aspirin” by the German chemical company Bayer, and became a worldwide success as a pain reliever.

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