Oil of wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, has the following structure: Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is another molecule with exactly

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Oil of wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, has the following structure:
Oil of wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, has the following structure:
Methyl

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is another molecule with exactly the same molecular formula; it has the following structure:

Oil of wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, has the following structure:
Methyl

Account for the large difference in the melting points of the two substances.

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Chemical Principles

ISBN: 978-1111580650

7th edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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