Perfumes containing n-lower alkyl neoalkanamides(s)

Abstract From the Canadian patent

N-lower alkyl neoalkanamides of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the lower alkyl thereof, and of 5 to 14 carbon atoms in the noealkanoyl group, e.g. N-methyl- and N-ethyl neodecanamides are new compounds which have insect repellent properties being, especially effective against cockroaches e.g. the German, cockroach. However, they are also useful as repellents for other insects, including, for example, American cockroaches mosquitoes, flies, fleas, ants, and lice. The most effective of the described amides for insect repellency are normally liquid and are sufficiently volatile to be detectable in air by insects. They may be applied directly to surfaces to be treated or they may be incorporated in …