Product name: Diethyltoluamide.
Other name: DEET; Diethyl Toluamide.
Chemical name: N,N-Diethyl-M-Toluamide.
CAS number: 134-62-3.
Purity: 99% Min.
Appearance: Colourless liquid.
N,N-diethyl benzamide: 0.3% max.
Specific gravity: 0.992-1.000.
Refractive index: 1.520-1.524.
Water: 0.2% max.
Neutralisation numbern (mgKOH/g): 0.2 max.
Color (APHA): 50 max.
Diethyltoluamide (DEET; N,N-Diethyl-M-Toluamide) is a broad-spectrum insect repellent, effective against most biting insects regardless of geographic location. It repels mosquitoes, sand flies, gnats, chiggers, tick, deer flies and fleas. Applied to the skin, it offers hours of protection. As a repellent on clothing, it usually provides protection for several days.
