Perfumant cyclopropane-carboxylic acid derivatives

Abstract

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.