Eucatropine hydrochloride

Anticholinergic

Eucatropine hydrochloride,euphthalmine hydrochloride or 1,2,2,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl mandelate hydrochloride, possesses theaminoalcohol moiety characteristic of one of the early localanesthetics (e.g., -eucaine) but differs in the acidic portion ofthe ester by being a mandelate instead of a benzoate. The saltis an odorless, white, granular powder, providing solutionsthat are neutral to litmus. It is very soluble in water, freely solublein alcohol and chloroform, but almost insoluble in ether.