36542

DEET

PESTANAL^®, analytical standard

• Synonym(s): N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₂H₁₇NO
• CAS Number: 134-62-3
• Molecular Weight: 191.27
• Beilstein: 2046711
• EC Number: 205-149-7
• MDL number: MFCD00009046
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329755385
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• product line: PESTANAL^®
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• application(s): agriculture; environmental
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CCN(CC)C(=O)c1cccc(C)c1
• InChI: 1S/C12H17NO/c1-4-13(5-2)12(14)11-8-6-7-10(3)9-11/h6-9H,4-5H2,1-3H3
• InChI key: MMOXZBCLCQITDF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

DEET can find wide applications as an active ingredient in insect repellents, which can be used for protection against potentially disease-carrying insects and ticks such as deer ticks leading to lyme disease, mosquitoes leading to malaria, dengue fever, zika virus and west nile virus. It can also be used for protection against the condition of encephalitis inflammation.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Legal Information

PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS07
• Signal Word: Warning
• Hazard Statements: H302,H315,H319,H412
• Precautionary Statements: P264 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class Code: 10 - Combustible liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 203.0 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 95 °C - closed cup
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves