The molecule is a monocarboxylic acid amide in which 2,6-dimethylphenylaniline and isobutyric acid have combined to form the amide bond; used as a local anaesthetic. It has a role as a local anaesthetic, an anti-arrhythmia drug and a sodium channel blocker.
2-amino-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)propanamide