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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1976
James Milton Sanders, Eatontown, NJ (US);
William I Taylor, Summit, NJ (US);
Ira D Hill, Locust, NJ (US);
John J Kryschuk, Howell, NJ (US);
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A process is described for reacting 'myrac aldehyde' having the structure: ##STR1## (which structure is representative of a mixture of two compounds, one where the carboxaldehyde is in the '4' position and the other wherein the carboxaldehyde is in the '5' position) with an acid hydrating agent at a temperature of from 0.degree. up to 120.degree. C, to produce a mixture containing a major proportion of 4-(4'-methyl-4'-hydroxyamyl)-.DELTA..sup.3 -cyclohexene carboxaldehyde and a minor proportion of 3-(4'-methyl-4'-hydroxyamyl)-.DELTA..sup.3 -cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (otherwise termed 'Lyral') having the structure: ##STR2## and a minor proportion of 3-(4'-methyl-4'-hydroxyamyl)-.DELTA..sup.3 -cyclohexene carboxaldehyde having the structure: ##STR3## which mixture possesses a sweet, lilac-lily aromatic odor and isolating a mixture of the two carboxaldehydes. The products produced by the aforementioned process are useful in various aspects of perfumery.