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etohexadiol
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Etohexadiol (or ethohexadiol) is an ectoparasiticide. It was known as the insect repellent "6-12" (Six-twelve), or Rutgers 612. Its use in the U.S. was halted in 1991 after it was shown to cause developmental defects in animals.
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Within Vinony's link graph, etohexadiol is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to medication, International Standard Book Number and infection.
It sits within the topics Alkanediols, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and Insect repellents.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 146.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-ethylhexane-1,3-diol
- SMILES
- CCCC(C(CC)CO)O
- InChIKey
- RWLALWYNXFYRGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.3
- Polar surface area
- 40.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- parasitic infection
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- alkanediols
- Mass
- 146.131
- Autonomy
- 340
- Has use
- repellent
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- density
- 0.94
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC(C(CC)CO)O
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₈O₂
- boiling point
- 102
- melting point
- -40.0
- Commons category
- 2-Ethyl-1,3-hexanediol
- refractive index
- 1.4530
- dynamic viscosity
- 323
- solubility
- 42
- flash point
- 136
- vapor pressure
- 0.01
- relative permittivity
- 18.73
- median lethal dose (LD50)
- 2000
- safety classification and labelling
- Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008
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Encyclopedic overview
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Etohexadiol (or ethohexadiol) is an ectoparasiticide. It was known as the insect repellent "6-12" (Six-twelve), or Rutgers 612. Its use in the U.S. was halted in 1991 after it was shown to cause developmental defects in animals.
==References==
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