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procaine
Sign in to saveAlso known as Novocain®, beta-(diethylamino)ethyl 4-aminobenzoate, beta-(diethylamino)ethyl p-aminobenzoate, Vitamin H3, 2-Diethylaminoethyl p-aminobenzoate, p-Aminobenzoic acid 2-diethylaminoethyl ester, novocaine, 4-aminobenzoic acid 2-diethylaminoethyl ester
Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is most commonly used in dental procedures to numb the area around a tooth and is also used to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain (without the "e" in the original German patent) or Novocaine (with the "e" in the US patent), in some regions, procaine is referred to generically as novocaine. It acts mainly as a sodium channel blocker. Today, it is used therapeutically in some countries due to its sympatholytic, anti-inflammatory, perfusion-enhancing, and mood-e
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Procaine is a chemical compound with the formula C₁₃H₂₀N₂O₂. Its IUPAC name is 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 4-aminobenzoate. The substance has a mass of 236.152 and a weight of 236.31. It possesses a charge of 0, an xlogp of 1.9, and a topological polar surface area of 55.6. The molecule contains one hydrogen bond donor and four hydrogen bond acceptors.
In scientific literature, procaine is the subject of 13,764 PubMed entries. The compound is also referenced by 508 other encyclopedia articles.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H20N2O2
- Molecular weight
- 236.31 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 4-aminobenzoate
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
- InChIKey
- MFDFERRIHVXMIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.9
- Polar surface area
- 55.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
13,764 papers- Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2008
- Intravenous procaine (novocain).British medical journal · 1947
- [Procaine-penicillin].Bollettino chimico farmaceutico · 1949
- Procaine.Modern hospital · 1950
- PROCAINE amide.Lancet (London, England) · 1951
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Pharmacology
- Adverse effects
- Synthesis
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Procaine is a local anesthetic drug of the amino ester group. It is most commonly used in dental procedures to numb the area around a tooth and is also used to reduce the pain of intramuscular injection of penicillin. Owing to the ubiquity of the trade name Novocain (without the "e" in the original German patent) or Novocaine (with the "e" in the US patent), in some regions, procaine is referred to generically as novocaine. It acts mainly as a sodium channel blocker. Today, it is used therapeutically in some countries due to its sympatholytic, anti-inflammatory, perfusion-enhancing, and mood-enhancing effects.
Procaine was first synthesized in 1905, shortly after amylocaine. It was created by the chemist Alfred Einhorn who gave the chemical the trade name Novocain, from the Latin nov- (meaning "new") and -caine, a common ending for alkaloids used as anesthetics. It was introduced into medical use by surgeon Heinrich Braun.
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