Novel enol esters

Abstract

Processes and compositions are described for the use in foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicinal product flavor and aroma, tobacco flavor and aroma and perfume aroma augmenting, modifying, enhancing and imparting compositions and as foodstuff, chewing gum, toothpaste, medicinal product tobacco, perfume and perfumed article aroma imparting materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl substituted or unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.11 alkyl and R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl.

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