Etohexadiol

Etohexadiol
Names
IUPAC name
2-ethylhexane-1,3-diol
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.162
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C8H18O2/c1-3-5-8(10)7(4-2)6-9/h7-10H,3-6H2,1-2H3 ☒N
    Key: RWLALWYNXFYRGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C8H18O2/c1-3-5-8(10)7(4-2)6-9/h7-10H,3-6H2,1-2H3
    Key: RWLALWYNXFYRGW-UHFFFAOYAO
SMILES
  • CCCC(C(CC)CO)O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C8H18O2
Molar mass 146.230 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
P03BX06 (WHO)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
☒N verify (what is checkY☒N ?)
Infobox references

Etohexadiol (or ethohexadiol) is an ectoparasiticide. It was known as the insect repellent "6-12" (Six-twelve), or Rutgers 612.[1] Its use in the U.S. was halted in 1991 after it was shown to cause developmental defects in animals.

References

  1. ↑ Graham, Solomons, T. W. (17 January 2013). Organic chemistry. Fryhle, Craig B., Snyder, S. A. (Scott A.) (11e ed.). Hoboken, NJ. p. 869. ISBN 9781118133576. OCLC 820665397.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
This article is issued from WikiProjectMed. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.