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\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{chemfig}
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\author[1]{Keshav Anand}
\affil[1]{Plano East Senior High School, Plano, TX, United States}
\title{Acid-Catalyzed Tandem Hydrolysis--Esterification of Acetylsalicylic Acid from Commerical Asprin Tablets to Form Methyl Salicylate}
\title{Acid-Catalyzed Tandem Hydrolysis--Esterification of Acetylsalicylic Acid
from Commerical Asprin Tablets to Form Methyl Salicylate}
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\section{Introduction}
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), \ch{C9H8O4}, is a synthetic organic derivative of salicylic acid
and is commonly known as aspirin.\\
\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\vspace{1em} % Adds space above the molecule
\chemfig{*6(-=-(-O-[:-30](=[:-90]O)-[:+30]CH_3)=([:60]-[:90](=[:150]O)-[:30]OH)-=)}
\vspace{1em} % Adds space below the molecule
\caption{Chemical structure of ASA}
\label{fig:asa-structure}
\end{figure}
Commercial aspirin is commonly synthesized from salicylic acid through Eq~\ref{eq:aspirin-syn},
and the two molecules differ by an ester group (\ch{-OCOCH3}).
\begin{equation}
\ce{C7H6O3 + C4H6O3 ->[H2SO4] C9H8O4 + CH3COOH}
\label{eq:aspirin-syn}
\end{equation}
\section{Results and discussion}