Fragrance and flavor material

US6306451A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• DRAGOCO Gerberding & Co. AG · DE

Inventors

• Christopher Sabater-Luntzel · Holzminden, DE
• Sabine Widder · Holzminden, DE
• Wilhelm Pickenhagen · Rinteln, DE
• Tobias Vössing · Beverungen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 20, 1999
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2001
• Expiry date: Aug 20, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C07C323/12
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Described is a 2-mercapto-2-methyl-pentan-1-ol compound, which is especially useful as fragrance or flavor compound. For the production of 2-mercapto-2-methyl-pentan-1-ol, 2,3-epithio-2-methyl-pentan-1-ol can be reduced. The described compound can provide foodstuffs an interesting, gustatory and fragrant note.