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IUPAC name
[1-(Dimethylamino)-2-methylbutan-2-yl] benzoate
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Other names
Stovaine; Benzoic acid [1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methylpropyl] ester
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.375 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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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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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.[1][contradictory] It was used mostly in spinal anesthesia.[2]