What are the two products that result with adding salicylic acid to ethanol?

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anor277
Jun 15, 2018

Is it not the ester and water?

Explanation:

I had to look up what salicylic acid is...#o-C_6H_4(CO_2H)OH#..

And so...

#"o-C"_6"H"_4"OH(CO"_2"H)+HOCH"_2"CH"_3 stackrel(H^+)rarr#

#underbrace(o-C_6H_4OH(CO_2CH_2CH_3))_"ethyl salicylate"+H_2O#

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