In the acetylation of salicylic acid to produce acetyl salicylic acid
Why is the correlation in OH number 2 ?
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Salicylic acid is ortho-Hydroxy Benzoic acid (common name) or 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid (IUPAC).
so OH group is on number 2 since Carboxylic acid is parent and deserves number 1.
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