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C15H25ClN2O2
300.82 g/mol
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Tetracaine hydrochloride

CAS136-47-0EC205-248-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Tetracaine hydrochloride is a local anesthetic active pharmaceutical ingredient, primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as a raw material for numbing formulations. It is an ester-type compound applied to numb the eyes, nose, throat, or skin before procedures.

numbing the eyes before ophthalmic proceduresnumbing the skin before intravenous therapysurface anesthesia of the nose or throat

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-(dimethylamino)ethyl 4-(butylamino)benzoate;hydrochloride

InChIKey

PPWHTZKZQNXVAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCNC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C.Cl

Synonyms (61)
  • Tetracaine for system suitability, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride, meets USP testing specifications
  • Amethocaine hydrochloride
  • Amethocaine monohydrochloride
  • Anacel
  • Anethain
  • Anethaine
  • Butethanol
  • Butylocaine
  • Comfortox Tetracaine
  • Curtacain
  • Decicain
  • Decicaine
  • Dessicain
  • Dicainum
  • Eclipse Topical Analgesic LL
  • Exactacain
  • Gingicain M
  • Intercaine
  • Leocaine
  • Locan
  • Menonasal
  • NeuroMed Topical Analgesic
  • NeuroMed Topical Analgesic LA
  • Pantocain
  • Pantocaine
  • Pontocaine Hydrochloride
  • Tetocaine
  • Tetraca
  • Tetracaine HCl
  • Tetracaine chlorhydrate
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride
  • Tetracaine hydrochloride CRS
  • Tetracaine monohydrochloride
  • Tetracaini hydrochloridum
  • Tetracainium chloridum
  • Tonexol
  • Viractin