N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide

[Description]:

Diethyltoluamide is the most common active ingredient in insect repellents. It is intended to provide protection against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, chiggers, leeches, and many other biting insects.

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Anti-infection >> Parasite

Research Areas >> Infection

[References]

[1]. Lu W, et al. DEET as a feeding deterrent. PLoS One. 2017 Dec 14;12(12):e0189243.

[Related Small Molecules]

[ Density]:
1.0±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
297.5±0.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
-45ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₂H₁₇NO

[ Molecular Weight ]:
191.270

[ Flash Point ]:
141.7±13.3 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
191.131012

[ PSA ]:
20.31000

[ LogP ]:
1.96

[ Vapour density ]:
6.7 (vs air)

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±0.6 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.517

[ Storage condition ]:
Refrigerator

[ Stability ]:
Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong acids, strong bases. Hydrolyzes slowly in water.

[ Water Solubility ]:
NEGLIGIBLE

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CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: XS3675000

CHEMICAL NAME :: m-Toluamide, N,N-diethyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 134-62-3

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :: 2046711

LAST UPDATED :: 199710

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 31

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C12-H17-N-O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 191.30

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :: 2N2&VR C1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :: Standard Draize test

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration into the eye

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 300 ug/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Cardiac - EKG changes not diagnostic of specified effects Cardiac - pulse rate increase, without fall in BP Vascular - BP lowering not characterized in autonomic section

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 950 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes Gastrointestinal - nausea or vomiting

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :: 679 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - child

DOSE/DURATION :: 4750 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - stiffness Behavioral - coma

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :: 950 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - mydriasis (pupillary dilation) Behavioral - coma Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Human

DOSE/DURATION :: 35 mg/kg/5D

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, other (after systemic exposure)

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 1950 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LC50 - Lethal concentration, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 5950 mg/m3

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 5 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 1170 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 3170 uL/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: 1584 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in calcium Biochemical - Metabolism (Intermediary) - other

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: 3180 uL/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

TYPE OF TEST :: LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: 75 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - tremor Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 120 gm/kg/29W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight Related to Chronic Data - changes in testicular weight

TYPE OF TEST :: TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Inhalation

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 1500 mg/m3/13W-C

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Liver - changes in liver weight Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - changes in bladder weight

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rabbit

DOSE/DURATION :: 7920 mg/kg/15D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - changes in calcium

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Bird - chicken

DOSE/DURATION :: 22500 mg/kg/9W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Blood - other changes Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - weight loss or decreased weight gain Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue levels - true cholinesterase

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 7500 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: female 6-15 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death, e.g., stunted fetus)

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Administration onto the skin

DOSE :: 19 gm/kg

SEX/DURATION :: female 1-19 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4 per # born alive)

TYPE OF TEST :: TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

DOSE :: 4225 mg/kg

SEX/DURATION :: female 6-18 day(s) after conception

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Reproductive - Maternal Effects - other effects

MUTATION DATA

TEST SYSTEM :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: 1500 mg/m3

REFERENCE :: AEHA** U.S. Army, Environmental Hygiene Agency Reports. (Edgewood Arsenal, MD 21010) Volume(issue)/page/year: 75-51-0034-80 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83906 No. of Facilities: 54 (estimated) No. of Industries: 2 No. of Occupations: 11 No. of Employees: 3364 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83906 No. of Facilities: 938 (estimated) No. of Industries: 6 No. of Occupations: 8 No. of Employees: 9275 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 458 (estimated)

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H302-H315-H319-H412

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P273-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn:Harmful

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R22;R36/38;R52/53

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S61

[ RIDADR ]:
2810

[ WGK Germany ]:
2

[ RTECS ]:
XS3675000

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
6.1(b)

[ HS Code ]:
29242995

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[ HS Code ]: 2924299011

[ Summary ]:
2924299011 n-(3-isopropoxyphenyl)-2-methylbenzamide。supervision conditions:s(import or export registration certificate for pesticides)。VAT:17.0%。tax rebate rate:9.0%。MFN tarrif:6.5%。general tariff:30.0%

Degradation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamid (DEET) on lead dioxide electrodes in different environmental aqueous matrixes.

J. Environ. Sci. Health. A. Tox. Hazard. Subst. Environ. Eng. 50 , 931-40, (2015)

This study investigates the electrochemical degradation of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) on PbO2 and Bi-PbO2 anodes. The difference in electrode crystalline structure was responsible for the better D...

Cheminformatics analysis of assertions mined from literature that describe drug-induced liver injury in different species.

Chem. Res. Toxicol. 23 , 171-83, (2010)

Drug-induced liver injury is one of the main causes of drug attrition. The ability to predict the liver effects of drug candidates from their chemical structures is critical to help guide experimental...

Potential analytical interferences and seasonal variability in diethyltoluamide environmental monitoring programs.

Chemosphere 127 , 238-45, (2015)

N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), the active component of many insect repellents, is among the most frequently detected compounds in aqueous environments with concentrations reported in the ng L(-1) to ...

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