Chemistry:Orthocaine

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Orthocaine
Orthocaine.png
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Methyl 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoate
Other names
aminobenz
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3-14-00-01477
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 208-627-3
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C8H9NO3
Molar mass 167.16196
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Orthocaine is a local anesthetic. Developed in the 1890s, it was found to be of limited use due to its low solubility in water, but it has been used in powdered form to dust onto painful wounds.[1][2][3]

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