Benzocaine
Benzocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
- Formula
- C9H11NO2
- Molar mass
- 165.19 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, Ethyl p-aminobenzoate, Anaesthesin, Parathesin, Norcaine, Americaine
Overview
Benzocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C9H11NO2
- Molar mass
- 165.19 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, Ethyl p-aminobenzoate, Anaesthesin, Parathesin, Norcaine, Americaine
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C9H11NO2/c1-2-12-9(11)7-3-5-8(10)6-4-7/h3-6H,2,10H2,1H3
- PubChem CID
- 2337
Properties
- Melting Point
- 92 °C
- Boiling Point
- 310 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 1,310 mg/L at 25 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
Related compounds
- Esters
Benzocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
- Aromatic amines
Benzocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C9H11NO2.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Benzocaine (CID 2337)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem
Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzocaine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2337#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-69
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzocaine — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2337#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-69
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Benzocaine — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2337#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan., Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data: An Extensive Compilation of Aqueous Solubility Data for Organic Compounds Extracted from the AQUASOL dATAbASE. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. 2003., p. 579