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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1976
Thomas V Van Auken, Richmond, VA (US);
Harvey J Grubbs, Mechanicsville, VA (US);
William R Johnson, Jr, Richmond, VA (US);
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides tobacco compositions which contain a flavorant-release oligomeric and polymeric derivative corresponding to the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbon radicals containing between 1 and about 10 carbon atoms, with the proviso that R is hydrogen when m is zero; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are members selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbon radicals; and m and n are integers.