Amylocaine

Amylocaine
Names
IUPAC name
[1-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-yl] benzoate
Other names
Stovaine; Benzoic acid [1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methylpropyl] ester
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.375
EC Number
  • 211-411-1
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H21NO2/c1-5-14(2,11-15(3)4)17-13(16)12-9-7-6-8-10-12/h6-10H,5,11H2,1-4H3 Y
    Key: FDMBBCOBEAVDAO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C14H21NO2/c1-5-14(2,11-15(3)4)17-13(16)12-9-7-6-8-10-12/h6-10H,5,11H2,1-4H3
    Key: FDMBBCOBEAVDAO-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • O=C(OC(C)(CC)CN(C)C)c1ccccc1
Properties
C14H21NO2
Molar mass 235.327 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Amylocaine was the first synthetic local anesthetic. It was synthesized and patented under the name Stovaine by Ernest Fourneau at the Pasteur Institute in 1903. It was used mostly in spinal anesthesia.