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Tricyclic alcohols and lithium salts thereof

US3989760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 20, 1975
Grant dateNov 2, 1976
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Expiry dateNov 20, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11B9/0042
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Processes and compositions for altering the flavor and/or aroma of consumable products including foods, tobacco and perfumes utilizing as the essential ingredient the novel organic tricyclic alcohol having the formula: ##SPC1## And a process for preparing the above-mentioned compounds involving first intimately admixing a tetramethyl cyclohexadienone having the structure: ##SPC2## With 3-butenyl lithium having the structure: ##SPC3## Thereby forming a triene compound having the structure: ##SPC4## And then heating the triene compound at an elevated temperature and pressure thereby producing a metallo tricyclic compound having the structure: ##SPC5## Which is then hydrolyzed to form the tricyclic alcohol of this invention having the structure: ##SPC6##

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