
Butyl 4-aminobenzoate
Butamben is an amino acid ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-aminobenzoic acid with the hydroxy group of butan-1-ol. Its local anaesthetic properties have been used for surface anaesthesia of the skin and mucous membranes, and for relief of pain and itching associated with some anorectal disorders. It has a role as a local anaesthetic. It is a benzoate ester, an amino-acid ester, a substituted aniline and a primary amino compound. It is functionally related to a butan-1-ol and a 4-aminobenzoic acid. It is a conjugate base of a butamben(1+). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- butyl 4-aminobenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H15NO2
- Molecular weight
- 193.24 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 193.110278721 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 52.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:3231
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL127516
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7022417
- PubMed:23001616
- PubMed:22439117
- PubMed:22190922
- PubMed:22133806
- PubMed:22041064
- PubMed:21211063
- PubMed:20652078
- PubMed:20640090
- PubMed:20594944
- PubMed:19371406
- PubMed:18499609
- PubMed:16497524
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