Consider the structures of salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid. What structural features are most likely responsible for the difference in the melting points of the two molecules? Explain briefly.

Consider the structures of salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid. What structural features are most likely responsible for the difference in the melting points of the two molecules? Explain briefly.

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