ASA

Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK

Conformer []
Conformer structure via JSmol

Physical properties []
Molecular mass	180.16 g/mol [1]
Density	1.4 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink g/cm3 [1]
Appearance	Monoclinic tablets or needle-like crystals [1]
Odor	Odorless, but in moist air it is gradually hydrolyzed and acquires odor of acetic acid [1]
Melting point	275 ° [1]
Boiling point	284 ° [1]
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes. [1]
Solubility	less than 1 mg/mL at 73 °F (NTP, 1992) [1]
Predicted LogP	1.2 [1]

Structural Identifiers []
Molecular formula	C9H8O4 [1]
IUPAC name	2-acetyloxybenzoic acid [1]
SMILES	CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O [1]
InChI	InChI=1S/C9H8O4/c1-6(10)13-8-5-3-2-4-7(8)9(11)12/h2-5H,1H3,(H,11,12) [1]
InChIKey	BSYNRYMUTXBXSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Acetylsalicylic acid

(Redirected from Acetylsalicylic acid)

Acetylsalicylic acid (also known as aspirin, 2-Acetoxybenzoic acid, 2-(Acetyloxy)benzoic acid, Acetosal, O-Acetylsalicylic acid, o-Acetoxybenzoic acid, Acenterine, Acetophen, Acylpyrin or Easprin)

Chemistry