Molecular Identity
Diethyltoluamide
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
PubChem CID: 4284
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide is 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. It has a role as a xenobiotic, an insect repellent and an environmental contaminant. It is a member of benzamides and a monocarboxylic acid amide. It is functionally related to a m-toluic acid.
2D Structure
Properties
C12H17NO
Molecular Formula
191.27
Molecular Weight
g/mol
191.1310
Exact Mass
Da
2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
20.3
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
0
H-Bond Donors
1
H-Bond Acceptors
187
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
DiethyltoluamideDEET134-62-3N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamideN,N-Diethyl-m-toluamideMetadelpheneDieltamidFlypel3-Methyl-N,N-diethylbenzamideDiethyl toluamideDelpheneDetamideAutanm-DelpheneBenzamide, N,N-diethyl-3-methyl-
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