US4431680A
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Process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a peppermint oil based oral hygiene flavor by adding thereto methyl substituted oxobicyclo-4,4,0-decane derivatives
Assignee: International Flavors and Fragrances Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-22
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2001-10-22
Abstract
Abstract Described is the use of compounds defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; wherein X represents the moieties: ##STR2## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent hydrogen or methyl with the proviso that (i) at least three of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represent hydrogen and (ii) when the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond and X is: ##STR3## then one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 is methyl and the other represents hydrogen; wherein R 5 represents hydrogen, and uses thereof for their organoleptic properties in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of peppermint oil based oral hygiene flavors.
Inventors
- 👤 Takao Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:15
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/17; C07C29/172; C07C29/36; C07C29/38; C07C29/40; C07C29/68; C07C35/00; C07C35/22; C07C35/23; C07C35/36; C07F; C07F3/00; C07F3/02; C11; C11B; C11B9/00; C11B9/0042; C11B9/0046; C11B9/0049; C11B9/0053; C07B; C07B2200/00; C07B2200/09; C07C2602/00; C07C2602/02; C07C2602/14; C07C2602/26; C07C2602/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a peppermint oil-based oral hygiene flavor composition comprising the step of adding to said flavor composition from about 0.01% up to about 15% based on the total weight of said flavoring composition of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of: (i) a compound having the structure: ##STR103## (ii) a compound having the structure: ##STR104## (iii) a mixture of compounds having the structures: ##STR105##
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a peppermint oil-based oral hygiene flavor composition comprising the step of adding to said flavor composition from about 0.01% up to about 15% based on the total weight of said flavoring composition of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of: (i) a compound having the structure: ##STR103## (ii) a compound having the structure: ##STR104## (iii) a mixture of compounds having the structures: ##STR105##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter added is the compound having the structure: ##STR106##
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter added is the compound having the structure: ##STR107##
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the composition of matter added is a mixture of compounds having the structures: ##STR108##
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4339467A
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