Lidocaine
Lidocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C14H22N2O.
- Formula
- C14H22N2O
- Molar mass
- 234.34 g/mol
- Also known as
- 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide, Xylocaine, Duncaine, Lidoderm, Xylestesin, Esracaine
Overview
Lidocaine is an organic compound with the molecular formula C14H22N2O.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C14H22N2O
- Molar mass
- 234.34 g/mol
- Also known as
- 2-(diethylamino)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)acetamide, Xylocaine, Duncaine, Lidoderm, Xylestesin, Esracaine
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)CC(=O)NC1=C(C=CC=C1C)C
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C14H22N2O/c1-5-16(6-2)10-13(17)15-14-11(3)8-7-9-12(14)4/h7-9H,5-6,10H2,1-4H3,(H,15,17)
- PubChem CID
- 3676
Properties
- Melting Point
- 68 °C
- Boiling Point
- BP: 180-182 °C at 4 mm Hg; 159-160 °C at 2 mm Hg
- Water solubility
- In water, 410 mg/L at 30 °C
Data availability
Not published: Density.
References
- PubChem Compound Summary: Lidocaine (CID 3676)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): Lidocaine — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3676#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 94th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2013-2014, p. 3-172
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lidocaine — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3676#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: O'Neil, M.J. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013., p. 1019
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Lidocaine — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3676#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, Jain, P. Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 2010, p. 1030