Determine limiting reactant converting methyl salicylate to salicylic acid
What is the limiting reactant in experiment ( converting methyl salicylate to salicylic acid)?
The density of methyl salicylate is 1.18 g/mL at 20 degrees centigrade.
4.0 mL of methyl salicylate used in experiment.
40 mL 6 M NaOH used.
50 mL 8 M H2SO4 used
Final product= 5.32 g salicylic acid
