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US 4,382,950 AGranted
Insect repellants
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
InventorsTerrence P. McGovern, Carl E. Schreck
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Abstract
A number of novel carboxamides have been found to be useful insect repellents.
Claims1
A method of repelling insects comprising applying to the skin or to clothing an effective insect repellent amount of a compound of the formula ##STR11## wherein R is hydrogen or lower alkyl and n is zero or the positive integer one, two, or three.
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