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

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ChEBI Name	N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:7071

ChEBI ASCII Name	N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide

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.

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Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:21448

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Formula

C12H17NO

Net Charge

Average Mass

191.26950

Monoisotopic Mass

191.13101

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

SMILES

CCN(CC)C(=O)c1cccc(C)c1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	environmental contaminant Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.

Biological Role(s):	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(s):	insect repellent An insecticide that acts as a repellent to insects.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	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

Last Modified

28 November 2018