The molecule is a benzoate ester that is the ethyl ester of 3-aminobenzoic acid. Used (in the form of its methanesulfonate salt) as an anaesthetic for fish. It has a role as a general anaesthetic. It is a benzoate ester and a substituted aniline. It derives from a 3-aminobenzoic acid. It is a conjugate base of a tricaine(1+).
ethyl 3-aminobenzoate