AS A PRECURSOR MOLECULE
SALICYLIC ACID IS REACTED WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE, USING SULFURIC ACID OR PHOSPHORIC ACID AS A CATALYST,TO PRODUCE ASPIRIN ASPIRIN HAS ANAGELSIC AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES IT IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY USED MEDICATIONS IN THE WORLD WITH AROUND 40000 TONNES OF IT BEING CONSUMED EACH YEAR