Dragoco Gerberding & Co. Ag

Dragoco Gerberding & Co. Gmbh

Ernst Joachim Brunke

Dietmar Schatkowski

Erich Klein

The described compounds of the general formula A, in which the wavy lines mean .alpha. and .beta. configuration and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 mean hydrogen, methyl or ethyl groups ##STR1## are new and useful as odorants or components or mixtures of odorants or perfume oils. Their production in a method known per se, involves oxidation of isolongifolene obtained from longifolene to isolongifolane, which is then equilibrated with base extraction and/or reduced to isolongifolan-3-ol and this is then reacted with a symmetric acetal of the formula R.sub.2 --OCHR.sub.1 --O--R.sub.2, in which R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl and R.sub.2 is methyl, ethyl or propyl.

Isolongifolanol derivatives, their production and their use

Polyunsaturated cyclopentane derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 signifies a lower alkyl group with 1 to 3 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 signifies a hydroxymethyl, acetomethyl, or formyl group, and the wavy line on carbon atom 1 signifies epimeric forms have excellent aromatic properties and may be used in perfume compositions. The compounds in which R.sup.2 is hydroxymethyl have a pronounced sandalwood scent. Methods of production are also disclosed.

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