Aspirin

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Aspirin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
2-acetyloxybenzoic acid
Identifiers
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PubChem	2244
Chemical data
Formula	C9H8O4
Mol. mass	180.15742
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
Pharmacokinetic data
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Therapeutic considerations
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Description

The prototypical analgesic used in the treatment of mild to moderate pain. It has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties and acts as an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase which results in the inhibition of the biosynthesis of prostaglandins. Aspirin also inhibits platelet aggregation and is used in the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p5)

General Properties

*Molecular Weight

180.15742

*Molecular Formula

C₉H₈O₄

*IUPAC NAME

2-acetyloxybenzoic acid

*Canonical Smiles

CC(=O)OC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)O

*Isomeric Smiles

N/A

*XLogP

1.4

*Topological Polar Surface Area

63.6

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