Making Wintergreen (a minty odor and flavoring)

In this video I will be making Wintergreen, or methyl salicylate, using methanol and salicylic acid. The reaction carried out is known as a Fischer esterification reaction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merch - https://nilered.tv/store ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the community: Patreon -   / nilered   Discord -   / discord   NileRed Newsletter - https://nile.red/home#newsletter You can also find me here: Facebook -   / nilered2   Instagram -   / nile.red   Twitter -   / nilered2   Nile talks about lab safety:    • Chemistry is dangerous.