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    …but it is amid, not amin, no? Why do americans call it acetaminophen instead of acetamidophen?

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      Nope it’s amin according to Google.

      I actually thought I spelled it wrong at first. Weird.

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        Nope it’s amin according to Google.

        That’s why I ask. Americans call it “acetaminophen”, but compound doesn’t have amino-group and instead had amido-group.

        IUPAC calls it as what it is: N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamide

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        EDIT: my guess is that america uses another nomenclature for organic chemistry. As usual. Do they have compound called “freedom eagle guns”? I’m so used to amine meaning specifically R-NH2 and nothing else.

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          Idk I’m not a chemist. I thought the whole point of scientific standards was that everyone used the same name/units but we don’t even spell meter right in the states.