Aspirin is known as:

Phenyl salicylate

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Methyl salicylic acid

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Acetyl salicylate

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Acetyl salicylic acid

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Solution

The correct option is D Acetyl salicylic acid
Aspirin or Acetyl salicylic acid is prepared by reaction of salicyclic acid with acetic anhydride in the presence of $H_{2} S O_{4}$

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