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Insect repellent activity of fatty acid derivative

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(1) The repellent activity of a number of fatty acid derivatives for flies has been studied. It was found that certain higher alcohols: decyl, undecyl, undecenyl, and dodecyl alcohols are highly repellent and that aliphatic nitriles containing from ten to fourteen carbon atoms possess high repellent activity for the insects tested.

(2) Undecylonitrile, lauronitrile, tridecylonitrile and dodecyl alcohol are more repellent for flies than oil of citronella under the test conditions.

(3) Lauronitrile is non-toxic both when applied externally or administered orally.

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  1. Research Laboratory, Armour and Company, Chicago, Illinois

    A. W. Ralston & J. P. Barrett

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  1. A. W. Ralston
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Ralston, A.W., Barrett, J.P. Insect repellent activity of fatty acid derivative. Oil Soap 18, 89–91 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02543621

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