
Tetracaine
Tetracaine is 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. It has a role as a local anaesthetic. It is a benzoate ester and a tertiary amino compound. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C15H24N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 264.36 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 264.183778013 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 41.6 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
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