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ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of compounds containing functional/Polyfunctional groupEasy2 minQB
ChemistryEasysingle choice
What is the IUPAC name of Paracetamol ?
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
Paracetamol is CH₃CONH-C₆H₄-OH (para). It is an N-aryl amide: ethanamide (two-carbon acyl group) with a 4-hydroxyphenyl group on N.
(A) has a three-carbon acyl group and (B) and (C) lack the correct 4-hydroxyphenyl group on N.
Name: N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide.
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:NomenclatureSubtopic:IUPAC nomenclature of compounds containing functional/Polyfunctional group
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