DEET

 

SYNONYM: METADELPHENE; DIELTAMID; DELPHENE; ENT 20218; DETA;

DETA; N,N-DIETHYL-3-METHYLBENZAMIDE

 

FORMULA: C12H17NO

 

M. W.: 191.3

 

CAS NO.: 134-62-3

 

GRADE: USP 22

 

DESCRIPTION: COLORLESS OR FAINTLY YELLOW LIQUID, WITHOUT ANY STIMULATING ODOR. MELTING POINT IS 111℃/133.322Pa. REFRACTION RATE nD25 is 1.5026. NEARLY INSOLUBLE IN WATER, EASILY SOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL AND COTTONSEED OIL.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

DEET CONTENT

95.0%-103.0%

MOISTURE

0.5%MAX.

ACIDITY (KOH)

0.5mg/g MAX.

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

0.996-1.002 (25℃)

REFRACTION RATE

1.5200-1.5240 (25℃)

 

USES: DEET IS THE MOST WIDELY USED INSECT REPELLENT. DEET CAN ONLY REPEL INSECTS; IT DOES NOT KILL THEM. DEET IS APPLIED TO SKIN AND CLOTHING TO WARD OFF BITING AND SUCKING INSECTS, SUCH AS MOSQUITOES, FLIES, FLEAS, TICKS, AND CHIGGERS, AND IS SOLD AS AEROSOL AND NON-AEROSOL SPRAYS, CREAMS, LOTIONS, STICKS, FOAMS AND TOWELETTES. COMBINATION SUN SCREEN/INSECT REPELLENT PRODUCTS TYPICALLY CONTAIN DEET.

 

TOXICITY: VERY HIGHLY TOXIC BY MOUTH/THROUGH SKIN/BY INHALING. SLIGHT SKIN IRRITATION. EYE IRRITATION. IN SENSITIVE INDIVIDUALS, MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC DERMAT. IF INGESTED, MAY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

 

PACKING: PACKED IN 200KG/IRON DRUM.