1- What is the white solid that forms when methyl salicylate is added to the aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide? You dont need the formal IUPAC name; simply draw it or explain in words what it is.

2- Suppose a student forgot to turn on the water pump to the condenser and proceeded to heat their reaction mixture for a long time. At the end, the student obtained a very low yield of product. What could have happened? What should they have done differently?

3- ) What do you expect the temperature of the reaction mixture to be during reflux? Why?