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\begin{abstract}
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This is an example document for creating \LaTeX{} submissions to the American
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Chemical Society (ACS) for publication. As ACS does not use \LaTeX{} for
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typesetting accepted manuscripts, this template does not seek to
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reproduce the appearance of a published paper.
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Methyl salicylate was synthesized from commercial aspirin tablets via an acid-catalyzed
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tandem hydrolysis–esterification sequence. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) was extracted
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from the tablet matrix into methanol and reacted under reflux with a catalytic
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volume of \ce{H2SO4}. This one-pot method facilitates simultaneous deacetylation
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and Fischer esterification, bypassing the isolation of a salicylic acid intermediate.
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The resulting methyl salicylate was isolated via aqueous quenching and
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liquid--liquid extraction. Crude product purification was achieved through
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neutralization with saturated \ce{NaHCO3} and drying over anhydrous \ce{MgSO4}.
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This synthesis demonstrates an efficient, high-yield conversion of a common
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pharmaceutical precursor into a high-value fragrance ester, highlighting
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fundamental principles of equilibrium-driven organic transformations and
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multistep one-pot synthesis.
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\end{abstract}
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