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Preparation of angelic acid or esters thereof

US4613680A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1984
Grant dateSep 23, 1986
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11B9/0076
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Angelic acid or esters thereof which are useful as perfume materials are prepared by isomerizing tiglic acid or an ester thereof with an organic sulfinic acid as the catalyst, and novel esters of angelic acid represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents 3-hexenyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 3-methyl-3-butenyl, 3-methyl-2-pentenyl, 3-methyl-4-pentenyl, CH.sub.3 (CH.sub.2).sub.l - (in which l is an integer from 5 to 9), cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, 2-methylpentyl, .alpha.-methylbenzyl, neryl or furfuryl are provided as part of said esters of angelic acid.

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