Roussel Uclaf

Francois Nezot

Jacques Martel

Jean Buendia

Jean Tessier

Pierre Girault

All possible isomeric forms and mixtures thereof of a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkenyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and R is selected from the group consisting of (a) hydrogen, (b) alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with cyano, saturated or unsaturated cycloalkyl or bicycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms also optionally substituted, and optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom or containing a keto group, (c) cycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms optionally having at least one double bond and at least one alkyl substituent of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, (d) aryl, arylalkyl, aralkenyl and aralkynyl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms optionally substituted on the aryl ring and the alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl being optionally interrupted with an oxygen or containing a ketone group and (e) heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heteroaralkenyl and heteroaralkynyl optionally substituted on the heteroaryl ring and the alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl being optionally interrupted with an oxygen atom or having a keto group with the proviso that R is not methyl when R.sub.1 is 2-methyl-1-propenyl, useful as perfume agents.

Method of imparting a pleasant odor

Novel cyclopentanols of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of --OH, alkoxy of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and acyloxy of an organic carboxylic acid of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 and R.sub.8 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, alkenyl and alkynyl of 2 to 8 carbon atoms, --CN, --COCH.sub.3 and --COOAlK.sub.2 and AlK.sub.2 is alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms useful as perfumery agents and their preparation and novel intermediates.

Cyclopentanols

Novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine and --OH, W is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and --CN, Z is selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 -- and --O-- attached to the carbon atom included between a nitrogen and the sulfur atom of Y and Y is selected from the group consisting of thiazolyl or thiadiazolyl connected to ##STR2## at one of its available positions except for (2-benzyl-4 and 5-thiazolyl) methanol and .alpha.-cyano-(2-benzyl-5-thiazolyl)-methanol and the compounds wherein X is halogen when W is --CN whose esters have insecticidal activity.

Heterocyclic alcohols and their derivatives

Novel esters of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## W is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and --CN, Z is selected from the group consisting of --CH.sub.2 -- and --O--, and is attached to a carbon atom included between a nitrogen and the sulfur atom of Y and Y is selected from the group consisting of thiazolyl or thiadiazolyl connected to ##STR3## at one of its available positions.

Insecticidal esters

A compound in all its possible isomeric forms and mixtures thereof of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is selected from the group consisting of (a) alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon chain of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted by an oxygen or ketone, (b) alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (c) cycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one double bond and substituted with at least one alkyl and (d) aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen and --CF.sub.3 and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are individually selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, --CHO, --COAlK.sub.1, --COOAlK.sub.2 and --CN, at least one being hydrogen, AlK.sub.1 and AlK.sub.2 are alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form the group ##STR2## and X is selected from the group consisting of sulfur, oxygen and imino joined to the 1-carbon atom with a double bond with the proviso that the double bond has the E geometry when R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 are --CHO, --COAlK.sub.1, --COOAlK.sub.2 or ##STR3## and their preparation and odorant compositions containing at least one compound of formula I as a perfume agent.

Perfumant cyclopropane-carboxylic acid derivatives

Novel esters of all possible isomers and mixtures thereof of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is a number of 2,3 or 4 and R is selected from the group consisting of (a) alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with a member of the group consisting of cycloalkyl of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon chain of 2 to 8 carbon atoms optionally interrupted by an oxygen atom or a ketone group, (b) alkenyl and alkynyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (c) cycloalkyl of 3 to 12 carbon atoms optionally containing at least one double bond and optionally substituted with at least one alkyl of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and (d) aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms optionally substituted with at least one member of the group consisting of alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen and --CF.sub.3 having perfume and insecticidal properties.

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Thiais, France

Francois Nezot