Aspirin: A Phenyl Ester of an Alkyl Alkanoate Drug
1997 marked the 100th anniversary of the synthesis of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (salicylic acid), an acetate ester of 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, namely 2-acetoxybenzoic acid (acetylsalicylic acid), more commonly known as aspirin. Aspirin was the first drug to undergo clinical trials before being marketed in 1899. Worldwide, humans have taken over 100 billion tablets to relieve headaches, rheumatic...
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