Monoterpenediol insect repellents
US5130136A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An insect repellent comprising as an active ingredient a monoterpenediol compound having the formula, ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 have either one of the following definitions: PA0 (i) all of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are hydrogen, PA0 (ii) R.sub.1 is hydrogen and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, taken together, form a carbon-carbon single bond, or PA0 (iii) R.sub.2 is hydrogen, R.sub.1 and R.sub.3, taken together, form a carbon-carbon single bond, and the hydroxyl bonded to the carbon atom marked with an asterisk takes an .alpha.-configuration.
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