William H. Brown
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LOCATION: Beloit, WI, United States
Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Beloit College, Wisconsin.
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Salicylic acid, a white, crystalline solid that is used chiefly in the preparation of aspirin and other pharmaceutical products. The free acid occurs naturally in small amounts in many plants, particularly the various species of Spiraea. The methyl ester also occurs widely in nature; it is the…
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