Question

What chemicals are responsible for the adverse effects ofaspirin?

Answer 1

Well, aspirin is a single chemical, i.e. `1,2-C_6H_4(CO_2H)(OC(=O)CH_3)`

Explanation:

And its ease of synthesis, and its wide range of action, makes this one of the most useful pharmaceuticals known.

AS with any drug, the dose determines the poison (Paracelsus recognized this in the 16th century!). And so a regular dose of aspirin of even `0.100-0.500*g` might be benign, and beneficial. Exceed these doses, and certainly you will cause tissue damage and even death by overdose.