This work provides an answer to the urge for a more detailed and accurate knowledge of the vibrational spectrum of the widely used analgesic/antipyretic drug commonly known as paracetamol. A comprehensive spectroscopic analysis – including infrared, Raman, and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) – is combined with a computational approach which takes account for the effects of intermolecular interactions in the solid state. This allows a full reassessment of the vibrational assignments for Paracetamol, thus preventing the propagation of incorrect data analysis and misassignments already found in the literature. In particular, the vibrational modes involving the hydrogen -bonded N-H and O-H groups are correctly reallocated to bands shifted by up to 300 cm(-1) relatively to previous assignments.
Amado, A.M.; Azevedo, C.; Ribeiro-Claro, P.J.A.
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