Use of 2,4,6-trimethylcyclohexanemethanol and derivatives for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of smoking tobacco and smoking tobacco articles
AssigneeInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
InventorsMark A. Sprecker, Frederick L. Schmitt, Manfred H. Vock, Joaquin F. Vinals, Jacob Kiwala
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Abstract
Described is the use for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of smoking tobaccos and smoking tobacco articles comprising the step of adding to a smoking tobacco or smoking tobacco article an aroma or taste augmenting or enhancing quantity of 2,4,6-trimethylcyclohexanemethanol defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and R is hydrogen or acetyl.
Claims3
The process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of a smoking tobacco comprising the step of adding to smoking tobacco an aroma or taste augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one compound defined according to the structure:
- ##STR39## wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and R is hydrogen or acetyl.
A smoking tobacco comprising an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one compound defined according to the structure:
- ##STR40## wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and R is hydrogen or acetyl and in intimate admixture therewith, shredded smoking tobacco.
A smoking tobacco article comprising a cylindrically shaped body of smoking tobacco, wrapped around such cylindrically shaped body of smoking tobacco, a wrapper and at one end of said cylindrically shaped body of smoking tobacco a filter and in intimate contact with one or more of said wrapper, said filter and said cylindrically shaped body of smoking tobacco at least one compound defined according to the structure:
- ##STR41## wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and R is hydrogen or acetyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.