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US 11,197,491 B2Granted
Method for producing unsaturated decanals
AssigneeSymrise AG
InventorsJekaterina Ongouta, Michael Backes, Jakob Peter Ley, Volkmar Koppe, Jens Koch
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flavour mixture containing 2E,4Z,7Z- and 2E,4E,7Z-tridecatrienal. This flavour mixture can be produced advantageously from arachidonic acid or oils containing esters thereof.
Claims11
A method for producing unsaturated decanals comprising:
- a) air oxidizing an educt comprising arachidonic acid or arachidonic acid ester,
- wherein the educt is with a solvent selected from triacetin, triethyl citrate, and a combination thereof, and the solvent is in an amount of ≥2-≤20 wt, %, relative to the educt,
- b) decomposing a resulting peroxide by heating at a temperature of ≥100° C. to ≤200° C. for ≥0.5 h-≤5 h, and forming unsaturated decanals, and
- c) concentrating the unsaturated decanals.
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