Question

Chemically Aspirin is:
1. Acetyl salicylic acid
2. Sodium salicylate
3. Methyl salicylate
4. Ethyl salicylate

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Acetyl salicylic acid

The correct answer is Acetyl salicylic acid.

• Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). It was the first of this class of drugs to be discovered.
  • Aspirin, chemically known as acetylsalicylic acid.
• Aspirin is a common drug for relieving minor aches, pains, migraine headaches, and fevers.
• It is also used as an anti-inflammatory or a blood thinner.

• Felix Hoffmann was the inventor of Aspirin.
• Sodium salicylate, the active component of aspirin, is widely used for its anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic effects and also for its inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation.
  • Its chemical formula is C₇H₅NaO₃.
• Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic ester naturally produced by many species of plants, particularly wintergreens.
  • Its chemical formula is C₈H₈O₃.
  • It is used to treat minor aches and pains of the muscles/joints (such as arthritis, backache, sprains).
  • Menthol and methyl salicylate work by causing the skin to feel cool and then warm.
• Ethyl salicylate is the ester formed by the condensation of salicylic acid and ethanol.
  • Its chemical formula is C₉H₁₀O₃.