Which of the following is the only coal-tar derived analgesic, still in use today?

Acetaldehyde

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Paracetamol

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Penicillin

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Formaldehyde

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The correct option is A Paracetamol
Various phenolic coal tar derivatives have analgesic (pain-killer) properties. These include acetanilide, phenacetin, and paracetamol (acetaminophen). Paracetamol is the only coal-tar derived analgesic still in use today, but industrial phenol is now usually synthesized from crude oil rather than coal tar.

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