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1 Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an aromatic compound containing an OH (hydroxyl) functional group and a HN-CO-R (amide) functional group.2  Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a weak acid. 3  Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a white solid with a melting point of 170 o C which is slightly soluble in water. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is widely used as an analgesic (pain reliever) and an antipyretic (for reducing fever). 2  The systematic IUPAC name for paracetamol (acetaminophen) is N -(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide or N -(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. Acetaminophen is basically a C6 ring with an hydroxyl group dangling from one end and an ethanamide group dangling off the other. The easiest way to figure out the answers to these sorts of questions is to look at the structure and to look at the IUPAC name. just now. Report Abuse. Acetaminophen is basically a C6 ring with an hydroxyl group dangling from one end and an ethanamide group dangling off the other. The easiest way to figure out the answers to these sorts of questions is to look at the structure and to look at the IUPAC name.