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- P-Menthane-3,8-diol abstract "p-Menthane-3,8-diol, also known as para-menthane-3,8-diol, PMD, or Menthoglycol, is an active ingredient used in insect repellents. It smells similar to menthol and has a cooling feel. There are eight possible isomers of PMD, and the exact composition is rarely specified and is commonly assumed to be a complex mixture.PMD is found in small quantities in the essential oil from the leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora. This tree is native to Australia, but is now cultivated in many warm places around the world. E. citriodora oil, when refined to increase its PMD content for use in insect repellents, is known in the United States as oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE) or by the tradename Citriodiol. Some commercial PMD products are not made from E. citriodora oil, but rather from synthetic citronellal. Pure PMD has proven to be significantly less efficacious in repelling mosquitoes than naturally derived PMD in the form of OLE.Refined OLE contains approximately 64% PMD (a mixture of the cis and trans isomers of p-menthane-3,8-diol). OLE has been notified under the European Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) 98/8/EC (now BPR Regulation (EU) No. 528/212) under its generic name "PMD rich botanic oil" and is currently proceeding through the registration process with the Health and Safety Executive in the UK. It is also seeking registration with Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency under the generic name "PMD and related oil of lemon eucalyptus compounds". It is the only natural active ingredient that is permitted to be used an insect repellent in the United States and Europe.[citation needed]The Center for Disease Control has recognized OLE as the only effective naturally derived substance for deterring mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus.[citation needed] PMD can be synthetically manufactured; however, studies have found that repellents containing synthetic PMD mixtures are not as effective as those containing naturally derived PMD where the PMD content is in equivalent concentrations. This 2006 study also showed that naturally-derived PMD is as effective as DEET when used in like quantities. The 2011 study shows E. citriodora oil (which contains only 1-2% PMD and is therefore different from OLE as registered with the EPA min 64% PMD) has far less efficacy in repelling mosquitoes than OLE.".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol iupacName "2-(1-Hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5-methylcyclohexanol".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol thumbnail Para-Menthane-3,8-diol_chemical_structure.png?width=300.
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- P-Menthane-3,8-diol name "p-Menthane-3,8-diol".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol othernames "para-Menthane-3,8-diol; 2-Hydroxy-α,α,4-trimethylcyclohexanemethanol".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol verifiedrevid "444037735".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol subject Category:Diols.
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol subject Category:Insect_repellents.
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol subject Category:Monoterpenes.
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol type ChemicalCompound.
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- P-Menthane-3,8-diol comment "p-Menthane-3,8-diol, also known as para-menthane-3,8-diol, PMD, or Menthoglycol, is an active ingredient used in insect repellents. It smells similar to menthol and has a cooling feel. There are eight possible isomers of PMD, and the exact composition is rarely specified and is commonly assumed to be a complex mixture.PMD is found in small quantities in the essential oil from the leaves of Eucalyptus citriodora.".
- P-Menthane-3,8-diol label "P-Menthane-3,8-diol".
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- P-Menthane-3,8-diol sameAs P-menthane-3,8-diol.
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- P-Menthane-3,8-diol name "p-Menthane-3,8-diol".