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Mercapto carboxylic acid esters
Assignee: Givaudan Roure Corp
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Filing: 1974-03-28
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Granted: 1976-04-06
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Expires: 1994-03-28
Abstract
Abstract There are disclosed novel β-mercapto carboxylic acid esters and methods of producing the same. These novel esters are useful as odorants and flavorants.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel Helmlinger
- 👤 Dietmar Lamparsky
- 👤 Peter Schudel
- 👤 Trudi Sigg-Grutter
- 👤 Jost Wild
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:41
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11B; C11B9/00; C11B9/0007; C11B9/0015; C11B9/0019; C07; C07C; C07C323/00; C07C51/00; C07C51/347; C07C51/377; C07C51/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
An odorant composition containing an olfactible amount of a compound having the general formula ##EQU3## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and is preferably unbranched, R 3 signifies hydrogen or alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms and R 4 signifies alkyl, preferably unbranched, containing 1-7 carbon atoms, and at least one fragrance material having a note selected from lavender, chypre, gardenia, jasmine and rose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
An odorant composition containing an olfactible amount of a compound having the general formula ##EQU3## wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms and is preferably unbranched, R 3 signifies hydrogen or alkyl containing 1-3 carbon atoms and R 4 signifies alkyl, preferably unbranched, containing 1-7 carbon atoms, and at least one fragrance material having a note selected from lavender, chypre, gardenia, jasmine and rose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1, comprising between 20 and 1000 PPM of 3-mercapto-4-methyl-caproic acid ethyl ester.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1, including between 0.01 and 1% of said compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An odorant composition according to claim 1, comprising a carrier diluent composition of the lavender type containing 0.05 to 0.1 percent of 3-mercapto-4-methyl-caproic and ethyl ester.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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