Method for repelling aedes aegyptae using 3,7-dimethyl-6-octenenitrile and/or 2(3,3-dimethyl-2-norbornylidene)ethanol-1
US5458882A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S424/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Described is a method for repelling Aedes aegyptae comprising exposing a three dimensional space inhabitable by Aedes aegyptae to an Aedes aegyptae-repelling effective concentration and quantity of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of: PA1 (i) 3,7-DIMETHYL-6-OCTENENITRILE having the structure: ##STR1## (ii) 2(3,3-DIMETHYL-2-NORBORNYLIDENE)ETHANOL-1 having the structure: ##STR2## and insect repelling devices containing such compounds.
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