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Benzocaine is a local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever orin cough drops. It is the active ingredient in many over-the-counter anestheticointments such as products for oral ulcers. It is also combined with antipyrineto form A/B otic drops to relieve ear pain and remove earwax.
Benzocaine is the ethyl ester of p-aminobenzoicacid (PABA). It can be prepared from PABA and ethanol by Fischer esterificationor via the reduction of ethyl p-nitrobenzoate. Benzocaine is sparingly solublein water; it is more soluble in dilute acids and very soluble in ethanol,chloroform and ethyl ether. The melting point of benzocaine is 88–90 °C, and the boiling point is about 310 °C. The density of benzocaine is 1.17 g/cm3.