Molecule record

benzocaine

C9H11NO2

165.19 g/mol

2D structure for benzocaine

Molecular properties

Formula
C9H11NO2
Molar mass
165.19 g·mol−1
Exact mass
165.0790 Da
5
1
3
52.30 Ų
1.9 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
94-09-7
PubChem CID
2337

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkene
Amine
Aromatic ring
Ether

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp1.9PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 4-Aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester
  • 94-09-7
  • Amben ethyl ester
  • Americaine
  • Anaesthesin
  • Anaesthin
  • Anesthesin
  • Anesthesine
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Anesthone
  • Baby Anbesol
  • Dermoplast
  • Ethyl 4-aminobenzoate
  • Ethyl aminobenzoate
  • Ethyl p-aminobenzoate
  • Hurricaine
  • Identhesin
  • Norcain
  • Norcaine
  • Orthesin
  • Parathesin
  • Parathesine
  • Topcaine
  • p-Carbethoxyaniline

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
Isomeric 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
InChIKey
BLFLLBZGZJTVJG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
2337

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
1100 cm−1C-O ether (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for benzocaine; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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