| abstract |
The present disclosure describes methods for repelling an Anopheles gambiae including applying to a site of interest an effective amount of a compound of Formula I: n n n n n n n n n n wherein:n R 1 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, or allyl; R 2 is at positions 2, 3 or 4 and is H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, or allyl; and R 3 is optionally present at positions 2, 3 and 4, and is allyl;n nwith the provisos thatn when R 2 is at position 2, R 3 if present is at position 3, or when R 2 is at position 3, R 3 if present is at positions 2 or 4, or when R 2 is at position 4, R 3 if present is at position 2; andn nwith the proviso that the compound of Formula I does not include a compound according to Formula II:n nn n n n n n n n n n n n wherein R 1 ′ is methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-butyl, or allyl; n or mixture thereof to a site of interest. |