Dimethocaine

Dimethocaine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3-diethylamino-2,2-dimethylpropyl)-4-aminobenzoate
Clinical data
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Prohibited)
Identifiers
CAS Number	94-15-5 Y 553-63-9 (HCl)
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 7177
ChemSpider	6909 N
UNII	R3L4A6GOWZ Y
Chemical data
Formula	C16H26N2O2
Molecular mass	278.39 g/mol
SMILES NC1=CC=C(C(OCC(C)(C)CN(CC)CC)=O)C=C1
InChI InChI=1S/C16H26N2O2/c1-5-18(6-2)11-16(3,4)12-20-15(19)13-7-9-14(17)10-8-13/h7-10H,5-6,11-12,17H2,1-4H3 N Key:OWQIUQKMMPDHQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
Physical data
Melting point	64 to 65 °C (147 to 149 °F)
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Dimethocaine (Larocaine) is a local anesthetic with stimulant properties that some studies have shown to be half the potency of cocaine.

When a product sold online in the UK in June 2010, advertised as dimethocaine was tested, it was found to in fact be a mixture of caffeine and lidocaine, and the lack of any dopaminergic stimulant ingredient in such mixes may explain the limited recreational effects reported by many users. Other samples tested have however been shown to contain genuine dimethocaine, and one branded "bath salt" product containing primarily dimethocaine as the active ingredient, was noted to have been particularly subject to abuse by intravenous drug users in Ireland.

See also

• 3-(p-Fluorobenzoyloxy)tropane
• Nitracaine
• List of cocaine analogues