Spirodienones and spirocyclic ketones

Abstract

This invention concerns processes for preparing compounds having the structure ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 is the same or different and represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl group and wherein each dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond. Those compounds in which all three dashed lines represent carbon-carbon double bonds are prepared by reacting phenols and 2-alkylidene-1,4-disubstituted butanes. Selective reduction of these compounds yields those in which at least one dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond. Most of the compounds so prepared are new compounds. All are useful as fragrance materials either directly and/or in compositions and/or have useful fixative properties in fragrance compositions.

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