Aspirin is an acetylation product of (a) m-hydroxybenzoic acid (b) o-dihydroxybenzene (c) o-hydroxybenzoic acid (d) p-dihydroxybenzene.
from the reaction, we can see that we can obtain Aspirin from o-hydroxybenzoic acid by acetylation carried out by acetic anhydride. - So, the correct answer of this question is (B) o-hydroxybenzoic acid.
