Smoking compositions containing a flavorant-release saccharide additive
AssigneesPhilip Morris Incorporated, Philip Morris Products S.A.
InventorWootung G. Chan
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
This invention provides smoking compositions which contain a novel flavorant-release additive. Under cigarette smoking conditions, a combustible filler and/or paper wrapper additive such as 4'-formyl-2'-methoxyphenyl 4,6-O-cinnamylidene-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside pyrolyzes into cinnamaldehyde and vanillin flavorants as volatile components of the cigarette smoke.
Claims20
A smoking composition comprising an admixture of (1) combustible filler selected from natural tobacco, reconstituted tobacco and tobacco substitutes, and (2) between about 0.0001-5 weight percent, based on the total weight of filler, of a flavorant-release additive corresponding to the formula:
- ##STR18## where R--C.dbd. is a C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 benzylidene or C.sub.9 -C.sub.15 cinnamylidene structure, R.sup.1 is a monosaccharide or a C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aromatic substituent, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl substituent.
A cigarette smoking product comprising (1) a combustible filler selected from natural tobacco, reconstituted tobacco and tobacco substitutes, and (2) a paper wrapper which has incorporated therein a flavorant-release additive corresponding to the formula:
- ##STR19## where R--C.dbd. is a C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 benzylidene or C.sub.9 --C.sub.15 cinnamylidene structure, R.sup.1 is a monosaccharide or a C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aromatic substituent, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl substituent.
4'-Formyl-2-'-methoxyphenyl 4,6-O-(.alpha.-hexylcinnamylidene)-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside.
4'-Formyl-2'-methoxyphenyl 4,6-O-(.alpha.-amylcinnamylidene)-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside.
4'-Formyl-2'-methoxyphenyl 4,6-O-cinnamylidene-.beta.-D-glucopyranoside.
2'-Methoxy-4'-methylphenyl 4,6-O-(.alpha.-hexylcinnamylidene)-.alpha.-D-glucopyranoside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.