Method of causing conversion of volatile terpene species
AssigneeGivaudan SA
InventorsJonathon Cannell, Chad Allen Hansen, Andrew Finn, Geoff Marshall-Hill
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Abstract
The conversion of nootkatol to nootkatene in a terpene blend is intentionally caused by adding a catalytically effective amount of at least one compound that catalyzes the reaction of nootkatol to nootkatene to the terpene blend containing nootkatol. Methods of preparing terpene blends, terpene blends, flavour compositions containing the terpene blends, beverages and foodstuffs containing the flavour compositions, fragrance compositions containing the terpene blends, and fragranced products containing the fragrance composition are also disclosed.
Claims10
A method of causing or inducing the conversion of nootkatol to nootkatene comprising:
- providing a feed containing nootkatol;
- and
- adding a catalytically effective amount of at least one compound that catalyzes the conversion of α-nootkatol to nootkatene in the feed.
A method of preparing a terpene blend comprising:
- providing a feed containing at least one nootkatol;
- adding a catalytically effective amount of at least one compound to catalyze the conversion of said at least one nootkatol to nootkatene;
- and
- carrying out fractional distillation on the feed to recover compounds comprising α-nootkatol, β-nootkatol, nootkatene, nootkatone, and valencene.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.