Identification of a novel series of potent organosilicon mosquito repellents

TitleIdentification of a novel series of potent organosilicon mosquito repellents
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsKulkarni, AS, Ramesh, R, Walia, S, Sayyad, SI, Gathalkar, GB, Balamkundu, S, Joshi, M, Sen, A, D. Reddy, S
JournalACS Omega
Volume6
Issue46
Pagination31236-31243
Date PublishedNOV
Type of ArticleArticle
AbstractMosquito control by personal protection is one of the most efficient ways of curtailing deadly diseases such as malaria and dengue with the potential to save millions of lives per year. DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methyl benzamide) is currently considered as the gold standard for mosquito repellents, being used for the past several decades. Control by DEET, however, is being threatened by emerging resistance among mosquitoes. To address this concern and also to improve protection times, we synthesized a novel series of 25 silicon-containing acyl piperidines using acid–amine coupling protocol and tested their activity against Aedes aegypti in mosquito-repellent assays. Several compounds from this series appear to possess good mosquito-repellent properties. Most notably, at 0.5 mg/cm2 concentrations, the mean protection time for NDS100100 was 756 min, which was higher than that of DEET (616 min). The details of design, synthesis, and biological evaluation are discussed herein.
DOI10.1021/acsomega.1c04961
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)3.512
Divison category: 
Organic Chemistry

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