Aldehydes, acetals, alcohols and ethers having 3-methyl- or 3,5-dimethyl-benzyl groups, their manufacture and perfume materials containing same
AssigneeConsortium fur Elektrochemische Industrie GmbH
InventorsWalter Hafner, Peter Ritter, Helmut Gebauer, Marlies Regiert
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Abstract
Compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## and compounds of the general formula (II) ##STR2## in which R.sup.1 represents --OH, --CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 --OCH.sub.3, --CHOH--CH.sub.3, --CHO or --CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2, R.sup.2 represents methyl or ethyl, R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or methyl, and X represents hydrogen or methyl, are disclosed. Processes for the manufacture of certain compounds of formula (I) and for those of formula (II) are also provided. The compounds are useful as perfume materials.
Claims3
A compound selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (I) ##STR13## and a compound of formula (II) ##STR14## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituent selected from the group consisting of --OH, --CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 --OCH.sub.3, --CHOH--CH.sub.3, --CHO and --CH(OCH.sub.3).sub.2,
- R.sup.2 is methyl or ethyl,
- R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl,
- X is hydrogen or methyl,
- and wherein 2-methyl-3-(3-methylphenyl)-propan-2-ol and 2-methyl-3-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-propon-2-ol are excluded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.