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CHEBI:7071 - N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

ChEBI IDCHEBI:7071
ChEBI NameN,N-diethyl-m-toluamide
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ASCII NameN,N-diethyl-m-toluamide
DefinitionA 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.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:21448
Last Modified28 November 2018
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FormulaC12H17NO
Net Charge0
Average Mass191.274
Monoisotopic Mass191.13101
SMILESCCN(CC)C(=O)c1cccc(C)c1
InChIInChI=1S/C12H17NO/c1-4-13(5-2)12(14)11-8-6-7-10(3)9-11/h6-9H,4-5H2,1-3H3
InChIKeyMMOXZBCLCQITDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Biological Role:
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
Application:
insect repellent  An insecticide that acts as a repellent to insects.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) has functional parent m-toluic acid (CHEBI:10589)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) has role insect repellent (CHEBI:71692)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) is a benzamides (CHEBI:22702)
N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (CHEBI:7071) is a monocarboxylic acid amide (CHEBI:29347)
IUPAC Name 
N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide
INNs  Source
diethyltoluamidumWHO MedNet
diethyltoluamideWHO MedNet
dietiltoluamidaWHO MedNet
diéthyltoluamideWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
DEETKEGG COMPOUND
diethyl toluamideChemIDplus
3-methyl-N,N-diethylbenzamideChemIDplus
deetChEBI
Brand Names  Source
MuscolChEBI
AutanChemIDplus
DetamideChemIDplus
RepelChemIDplus
FlypelChemIDplus
OffChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C10935KEGG COMPOUND
D02379KEGG DRUG
DEETWikipedia
diethyltoluamideAlan Wood's Pesticides
DE3PDBeChem
LSM-4114LINCS
4418DrugCentral
1190PPDB
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2046711Reaxys
CAS:134-62-3KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:134-62-3ChemIDplus
CAS:134-62-3NIST Chemistry WebBook
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