Pro-fragrance compounds

A compound of Formula (I)

• wherein said compound is capable of releasing upon oxidation an alcohol of formula R1OH selected from the group consisting of anisic alcohol, fenchylic alcohol, 9-decen-1-ol, phenethylol, citronellol 3-methyl-5-phenyl-1-pentanol, (4-isopropylcyclohexyl)methanol, 4-phenylbutan-2-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-7-octen-2-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, 2-hexanol, 5-ethyl-2-nonanol, 2,6-nonadien-1-ol, borneol, 1-octen-3-ol, 4-cyclohexyl-2-methyl-2-butanol, 2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol, 2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-propanol, cyclomethylcitronellol, decanol, 8-p-menthanol, 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol, 2,6-dimethyl-2-heptanol, dodecanol, tetrahydro-2-isobutyl-4-methyl-4(2H)-pyranol, linalool, 2-methoxy-4-propyl-1-cylohexanol, α-terpineol, tetrahydromuguol, 3,7-dimethyl-3-octanol, 5,6-dimethyl-1-methylethenylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-methanol, 2-phenyethanol, 1-phenylpropanol, 2-phenylpropanol, (2,5-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)methanol, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)-propan-1-ol, 2-pentylcyclopentanol, 1,1-dimethyl-2-phenylethanol, 4-cyclohexyl-2-methylbutan-2-ol, menthol, 2,6-dimethylheptan-2-ol, 2-tert-butylcyclohexanol, 4-tert-butylcyclohexanol, 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-octadien-2-ol, 2-methyl-6-methylene-7-octen-2-ol, 3,7,9-trimethyl-1,6-decadien-3-ol, 3,6-dimethyloctan-3-ol, 1,2-dimethyl-3-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclopentan-1-ol, 2-methyl-4-phenylpentanol, 3-methyl-5-phenylpentanol, 3-methyl-5-(2,2,3-trimethyl-1-cyclopent-3-enyl)pentan-2-ol, (E)-3,3-dimethyl-5-(2,2,3-trimethyl-3-cyclopenten-1-yl)-4-penten-2-ol, 1-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)hexan-3-ol, (E)-4-methyldec-3-en-5-ol, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-ol, 4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenol, 4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-2-ethoxyphenol, 2,6-dimethyloctan-2-ol, 3,7-dimethylnon-1-en-3-ol, wherein:
• a) the alcohol of formula R1OH is derived from the
• moiety of the compound of Formula (I), such that R1 moiety of the alcohol of formula R1OH corresponds to the R1 moiety of the compound of Formula (I);
• b) each R2 is, independently from each other at each position, hydrogen, hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, —O(C═O)CH3 or —O(C═O)CH(CH3)2;
• c) wherein R2 may form an optionally substituted 5 or 6 membered ring;
• d) wherein n=5 provided that R2 is not hydrogen at every position;
• and
• e) provided that Formula I is not 1-(3-isopropoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzene, 1-(3-isopropoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 1-butyl-4-(3-isopropoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)benzene, 1-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzene, 1-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-3-methylbenzene, 2-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)benzene, 1-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 1-(3-(tert-butoxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzene, 1-(3-(tertbutoxy) prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 1-(3-(tert-butoxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-butylbenzene, (E)-1-(3-((3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yl)oxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 4-(3-((3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-yl)oxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1,2-dimethoxybenzene, 5-(3-propoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 5-(3-butoxyprop-1-en-1-yl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 5-(3-pentoxyprop-1-en-1-yl) benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 5-(3-hexyloxyprop-1-en-1-yl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 1-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methylbenzene, 1-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 2-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-(tert-butyl)benzene, 4-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenol, 4-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenol, 4-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenol, 2-methoxy-4-(((3-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)allyl)oxy)methyl)phenol, (E)-5-(3-(benzyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 5-(((3-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)allyl)oxy)methyl)benzo[d][1,3]dioxole, 1-(3-(cinnamyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-4-methoxybenzene, 4,4′-(oxybis(prop-1-ene-3,1-diyl))bis(methoxybenzene), 4-(3-(cinnamyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-2-methoxyphenol, 5-(3-(cinnamyloxy)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene, capsiconiate, or dihydrocapsiconiate.