Salicylic Acid → Sodium Salicylate

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The alkali metal salt of the aromatic carboxylic acid used for the production of the developing sheet of the invention is prepared by reacting an aromatic carboxylic acid with an alkali metal hydroxide or carbonate. An example of this procedure is as follows: 30 g of sodium hydroxide is dissolved in 300 ml of water, to which 100 g of salicycilic acid is then added with agitation. The agitation is continued for a while to dissolve the salicylic acid completely and then the solution is evaporated to dryness to obtain 110 g of sodium salicylate.

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