An alternate improvement would therefore be to substitute the solvent of acetylsalicylic acid with another substance entirely, a substance such as dimethylformamide or DMF. Similar to ethanol, DMF is capable of dissolving acetylsalicylic acid, but it has low volatility and would therefore not quickly evaporate at higher temperatures, fully dissolving the acetylsalicylic acid and allowing it to hydrolyze (Cayman Chemical Company, 2022, Dimethylformamide (DMF) | Eastman, n.d.).