Chemicals and Drugs

Dibucaine

A local anesthetic of the amide type now generally used for surface anesthesia. It is one of the most potent and toxic of the long-acting local anesthetics and its parenteral use is restricted to spinal anesthesia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1006)

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Abstract

A local anesthetic of the amide type now generally used for surface anesthesia. It is one of the most potent and toxic of the long-acting local anesthetics and its parenteral use is restricted to spinal anesthesia. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1006)

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C20H29N3O2
Molecular Weight
343.5 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
85-79-0
IUPAC Name
2-butoxy-N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]quinoline-4-carboxamide
InChIKey
PUFQVTATUTYEAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCCOC1=NC2=CC=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)NCCN(CC)CC
MeSH Unique ID
D003992
Source
PubChem CID 3025

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Cinchocaine
  • Cincain
  • Nupercainal
  • Nupercaine
  • Sovcaine

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dibucaine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003992. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003992
  2. Dibucaine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinchocaine
  3. Dibucaine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417603
  4. Dibucaine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3025