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N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

CHEBI:CHEBI_7071

Definition

A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of m-toluic acid with the nitrogen of diethylamine. First developed by the U.S. Army in 1946 for use by military personnel in insect-infested areas, it is the most widely used insect repellent worldwide.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H17NO
Molecular Mass
191.26950
Charge
0
SMILES
CCN(CC)C(=O)c1cccc(C)c1
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H17NO/c1-4-13(5-2)12(14)11-8-6-7-10(3)9-11/h6-9H,4-5H2,1-3H3
InChIKey
MMOXZBCLCQITDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 3-methyl-N,N-diethylbenzamide
  • Autan
  • deet
  • DEET
  • Detamide
  • diethyl toluamide
  • diethyltoluamide
  • diethyltoluamidum
  • dietiltoluamida
  • Flypel
  • m-Delphene
  • Metadelphene
  • Muscol
  • N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
  • Off
  • Off!
  • Repel

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
3129
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:DEET
core#notation
CHEBI:7071

Additional References

Wikipedia:DEET

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