Diethylamide of thujic acid: a potent repellent of Aedes aegypti.
A series of novel, representatively substituted amides of thujic acid were prepared and screened for insect repellent and attractant potential. In repel-lency tests the N,N-diethylamide was the most potent compound, surpassing the activity of the standard repellents dimethyl phthalate and fencholic acid. In contrast, the N-monoethylamide displayed attractant activity.
D000330:Aedes / Q000187:drug effects*; D000577:Amides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000187:drug effects; D003508:Cycloheptanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014197:Trees / Q000032:analysis
D000577:Amides; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D003508:Cycloheptanes; D007302:Insect Repellents; D039821:Monoterpenes; D010936:Plant Extracts; C003462:thujic acid