DEETN,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide, also called diethyltoluamide or DEET (, from DET, the initials of di- + ethyl + toluamide), is the oldest active ingredient, and one of the most effective and common, in commercial insect repellents. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article DEET, revision 1379994187.

Property

Value

Formula

C12H17NO, 191.27 g/mol

Melting point

-33 °C

Boiling point

290 °C

Density

0.998 g/cm³

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