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C15H24N2O2
264.36 g/mol
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Tetracaine

CAS94-24-6EC202-316-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Tetracaine, also known as amethocaine, is an ester-type local anesthetic used as a pharmaceutical raw material. It is primarily supplied to numb the eyes, nose, or throat, and may also be applied to the skin before intravenous therapy to reduce pain from the procedure.

Local anesthetic for ophthalmic, nasal, or throat proceduresTopical anesthetic before intravenous therapy

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Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

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SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.77

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H351Suspected of causing cancer

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Tetracaine (CAS 94-24-6) is 2922.49.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2922.49

EU CN code (8-digit)

2922 49 85

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

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

InChIKey

GKCBAIGFKIBETG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (63)
  • Tetracaina [INN-Spanish]
  • Tetracaine (USP/INN)
  • Tetracaine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Tetracaine, meets USP testing specifications
  • Tetracainum [INN-Latin]
  • Amethocaine
  • Amethocaine (TN)
  • Amethocaine HCl
  • Anetain
  • BLT 3
  • Burn Solution Cream
  • Butylocaine
  • Contralgin
  • Dicain
  • Dicaine
  • Dikain
  • Fissucain
  • FranklyNumb 3
  • Hydrochloride, Tetrracaine
  • Intercain
  • Landocaine
  • Laudocaine
  • Medicaine
  • Medihaler-Tetracaine
  • Meethobalm
  • Metraspray
  • Mucaesthin
  • Niphanoid
  • Numfast Tetracaine Green
  • Painless Tattoo 3
  • Pantocaine (Salt/Mix)
  • Pontocaine
  • Rexocaine
  • SYNERA COMPONENT TETRACAINE
  • TETRACAINE [MART.]
  • Tetracain
  • Tetracaina
  • Tetracaine CRS
  • Tetracaine cream
  • Tetracaine, >=98% (TLC)
  • Tetracainum
  • Tetrakain
  • Tetrakain [Czech]
  • Uromucaesthin
  • tetracaine

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