Paracetamol is an aniline derivative with a sketchy date of birth (and a very sketchy rebirth)
Paracetamol was first made in 1877…or possibly 1852. Some reports state that Cahn & Hepp or a French chemist called Charles Gerhardt first synthesized paracetamol in 1852. AcetanilideĀ was the firstĀ anilineĀ derivative serendipitously found to possess analgesic as well asĀ antipyreticĀ pr