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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
May. 12, 1994
Anthony T Levorse, South Amboy, NJ (US);
Marie R Hanna, Keyport, NJ (US);
Charles E Beck, Summit, NJ (US);
Kathleen E Boardwick, Keyport, NJ (US);
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
Described are 1-phenyl-1-cyano-C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 alkanes defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents hydrogen or methoxy with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is methoxy, R.sub.2 is hydrogen and when R.sub.2 is methoxy, R.sub.1 is hydrogen; and wherein X is C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 straight chain or branched chain alkylene and uses thereof in augmenting, enhancing or modifying perfume compositions, perfumed articles and colognes. Also described is a process for preparing such 1-phenyl-1-cyano-C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 alkanes by means of reacting benzyl cyanide with an aldehyde or ketone and then hydrogenating the resulting product using a supported palladium catalyst.