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Tetracaine

CHEBI:CHEBI_9468

Definition

A benzoate ester in which 4-N-butylbenzoic acid and 2-(dimethylamino)ethanol have combined to form the ester bond; a local ester anaesthetic (ester caine) used for surface and spinal anaesthesia.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C15H24N2O2
Molecular Mass
264.36330
Charge
0
SMILES
CCCCNc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C15H24N2O2/c1-4-5-10-16-14-8-6-13(7-9-14)15(18)19-12-11-17(2)3/h6-9,16H,4-5,10-12H2,1-3H3
InChIKey
GKCBAIGFKIBETG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate
  • 2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl p-(butylamino)benzoate
  • Amethocaine
  • Diaethylaminoaethanol ester der p-butylaminobenzoesaeure
  • p-(butylamino)benzoic acid beta-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester
  • p-Butylaminobenzoyl-2-dimethylaminoethanol
  • tetracaina
  • tetracaine
  • tetracainum

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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DRON_00010000
10391
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CHEBI:9468

Additional References

Wikipedia:Tetracaine

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