Reaction equation:

 Resalt:

Weight of product obtained: 2.5644 gm

Moles of product obtained: 0.01423 mol
Melting point of product: 122-123 -melting point range-
Appearance of product: powder, we can form tablets from it

 Calculations:
1. % yield calculations:
 Salicylic acid weight used 2.0082 gm
No.moles=weight/molar mass

=2.0082/138.121=0.0145 mol

 Acetic anhydride ml used 5ml

weight used (m=d×v)↔ m=1.08×5=5.4 gm

No.moles=5.4/102.09=0.05289 mol

 Therefore, the limiting reagent is : Salicylic acid

Discussion:

Definition of Esterification »» The reaction that combined the salicylic

acid and acetic acid to form acetylsalicylic acid is called
esterification. Esterification is the process of forming esters from
carboxylic acids. An ester is when a carbon is connected to two oxygens,
but one of the oxygens isn't connected to anything else (so it is
double-bonded to the carbon), while the other oxygen is
connected to another carbon. Here is the general formula for an
ester ('R' refers to a carbon chain):

A carboxylic acid is very similar to an ester, except the second oxygen is

not connected to another carbon; it is just connected to a hydrogen atom.
An alcohol is a carbon that is connected to an -OH group (or oxygen
connected to hydrogen).

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During the reaction and the formation of aspirin, we closed the flask; this
is for fear that water vapor will enter the compounds inside the dish. In
the event that it enters, the aspirin will not be formed properly, because in
the event of its arrival, hydrolysis of Acetic anhydride occurs, and in the
products there are two molecules of the acetic acid. Thus the reaction is
directed towards the reactants (to the left). Therefore, aspirin will not be
formed.

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The melting point range is 122-123 , so the The product of subtracting the
upper value from the lower value, the result is 1, which is less than 5, so
it's pure