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US 2006/0148842 A1Published application
Nepetalactams and N-substituted derivatives thereof
OwnerMark Scialdone, Ann Liauwinventors
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Abstract
Nepetalactams and N-substituted derivatives thereof are prepared by alkylation of metallated lactams. Nepetalactams and N-substituted derivatives thereof have utility as insect repellents.
Claims28
A compound represented schematically by the following formula:
- wherein R comprises (a) an alkane radical other than methyl, (b) an alkene radical, (c) an alkyne radical, or (d) an aromatic radical.
A composition of matter comprising (a) a carrier, and (b) a compound described generally by the following formula:
- wherein R is H, an alkane radical, an alkene radical, an alkyne radical, or an aromatic radical.
A method for repelling an insect or arthropod comprising exposing the insect or arthropod to a compound described generally by the following formula:
- wherein R is H, an alkane radical, an alkene radical, an alkyne radical, or an aromatic radical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.