meprylcaine meprylcaine meprylcaine (also known as epirocaine and oracaine) is a local anesthetic with stimulant properties that is structurally related to dimethocaine. meprylcainelegal statuslegal status uk: under psychoactive substances act identifiers iupac name benzoic acid (2-methyl-2-propylaminopropyl) ester cas number495-70-5pubchem cid4065chemspider3925unii82yt7wu9pwchemblchembl127810comptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid70197810 chemical and physical dataformulac14h21no2molar mass235.327 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cc(coc(c1=cc=cc=c1)=o)(c)nccc inchi inchi=1s/c14h21no2/c1-4-10-15-14(2,3)11-17-13(16)12-8-6-5-7-9-12/h5-9,15h,4,10-11h2,1-3h3key:vxjabhhjlxlnmp-uhfffaoysa-n meprylcaine has a relatively potent inhibitory action on the monoamine transporter and inhibits the reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin. synthesis thieme synthesis: patents: the 2-methyl-2-(propylamino)propan-1-ol (1) is treated with base and then with benzoyl chloride (2), completing the synthesis of meprycaine (3).