Piperocaine is a local anesthetic drug developed in the 1920s and used as its hydrochloride salt for infiltration and nerve blocks.

Piperocaine
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Identifiers
  • 3-(2-Methylpiperidin-1-yl)propyl benzoate
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H23NO2
Molar mass261.365 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C16H23NO2/c1-14-8-5-6-11-17(14)12-7-13-19-16(18)15-9-3-2-4-10-15/h2-4,9-10,14H,5-8,11-13H2,1H3 ☒N
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Synthesis

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Synthesis:[1] Patent:[2]

Alkylation between 3-chloropropyl benzoate [942-95-0] (1) and Pipicoline [109-05-7] (2) provides piperocaine (3).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ McElvain, S. M. (1927). "PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES IV. SUBSTITUTED PIPERIDINE-ALKYL BENZOATES AND PARA-AMINOBENZOATES". Journal of the American Chemical Society 49 (11): 2835–2840. doi:10.1021/ja01410a030.
  2. ^ Samuel M Mcelvain, U.S. patent 1,784,903 (1930).

Further reading

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  • Tiedt TN, Albuquerque EX, Bakry NM, Eldefrawi ME, Eldefrawi AT (November 1979). "Voltage- and time-dependent actions of piperocaine on the ion channel of the acetylcholine receptor". Molecular Pharmacology. 16 (3): 909–21. PMID 316855.[1]</ref>


  1. ^ Costich, Emmett R. (1950-02-01). "A Preliminary Study of the Efficiency of Piperocaine Hydrochloride as a Local Anesthetic in Dental Surgery". The Journal of the American Dental Association. 40 (2): 163–169. doi:10.14219/jada.archive.1950.0022. ISSN 0002-8177. PMID 15402120.