Abstract: Described are tertiary hydroxyl carboxaldehydes defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein the lines ##STR2## represent covalent carbon-carbon bonds when m does not=0; and wherein the lines ##STR3## do not represent any bonds when m=0; wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; wherein p and q each represents 0 or 1 with the proviso that p=1 when q=0 and p=0 when q=1; wherein X and Z each represent one or more carbon atoms required to complete a bicyclo ring with the lines ##STR4## representing carbon-carbon bonds; wherein X and Z complete a phenyl moiety when the line ##STR5## represents no bond; wherein X and Z complete a cycloalkyl ring moiety with the lines ##STR6## represent carbon-carbon bonds and with the line ##STR7## representing no bond; and wherein when m is 0, X represents an alkylene moiety, processes for preparing same by means of reacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen with an unsaturated tertiary alcohol defined according to the structure: ##STR8## by means of an oxo reaction, an

Abstract: Described are oxobicyclononane derivatives having the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein R represents methyl or ethyl; wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; wherein N and P each represents 0 or 1 with the proviso that when N represents 1 the dashed line at the "2-3" position is a single bond with the sum of N and P being equal to 1 and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfume compositions, perfumed articles and colognes.

Abstract: Described is an article useful for dispensing at a constant rate, continuously or discontinuously for discrete periods of time a volatile composition of matter such as an air freshener or perfume composition into the atmosphere surrounding said article, the article being a hollow totally enclosed flexible, rigid or partially flexible-partially rigid structure comprising a thin shell totally enclosing an inner void with part of the thin shell comprising a microporous polymer containing a plurality of finite solid filler particles whereby when the article is located in the ambient environment, the volatile material molecules are transported through the porous polymer at a substantially constant mass flow rate both of the individual volatile components and totally through the porous polymer. The functioning of the article is enabled because the microporous polymer section has (i) the property of transporting water vapor at a rate of between 50 up to 1000 g/m.sup.2 /day at about 25.degree. C.

Abstract: Described is a process for preparing at least one secondary alcohol of the class of methyl substituted pinyl hydroxy pentenes comprising the step of:(i) reacting alpha pinene or beta pinene with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a hydroformalation catalyst in order to produce at least one methyl substituted pinyl carboxyaldehyde;(ii) reacting the resulting methyl substituted pinyl carboxyaldehyde with methyl ethyl ketone in the presence of a basic catalyst; and(iii) reacting the resulting product with a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of alkali metal borohydrides and lithium aluminum hydride.

Abstract: Described is a method for producing the substantially pure compound defined according to the structure: ##STR1## and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfume compositions, colognes and perfumed articles such as perfumed polymers and solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions and fabric softener articles. Also described are processes and compositions for use in perfume aroma augmenting, enhancing, modifying and altering compositions and as perfume, cologne and perfumed article aroma imparting compositions of mixtures of the compound having the structure: ##STR2## taken further together with one or more butanolyl cyclohexane derivatives and/or 3-methyl-1-phenyl-pentanol-5.The process for preparing the compound having the structure: ##STR3## involves a one-step reaction wherein the compound having the structure: ##STR4## is hydrogenated in the presence of acid.

Abstract: Described are the compounds defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl and one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon double bond and each of the other of the dashed lines represent carbon-carbon single bonds. Also described are mixtures of methyl-substituted cyclohexenyl acetaldehydes defined according to the structure: ##STR2## a sub-genus of the genus having the structure: ##STR3## wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond and R represents hydrogen or methyl, and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of consumable materials, including perfume compositions, colognes, perfumed articles, perfumed polymers, foodstuffs, chewing gums, medicinal products and toothpastes.

Abstract: Described are the hydroxyalkoxy norbornyl ethers or mixtures of same having the structure: ##STR1## wherein one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is methyl and the other of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen and wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon bond and the other of the dashed lines represents no bond as well as methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of consumable materials including perfumes, colognes and perfumed articles by adding thereto an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one of said hydroxyalkoxy norbornyl ethers.

Abstract: Described are 1-hydroxymethyl-2-isopropenyl-1,5-dimethylcyclopentane and the n-propyl ester thereof defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen or n-propyl.

Abstract: Described is the genus of thiogeranyl esters defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein R represents hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkenyl and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of consumable materials including foodstuffs, chewing gums, toothpastes, medicinal products, perfume compositions, colognes and perfumed articles.

Abstract: Described are methylthioionene derivatives defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1; wherein the dashed lines each represent a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond with the proviso that when the dashed line at the 3'-4' position is a double bond, n represents 0 and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs.

Abstract: Described are ether carboxaldehydes defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein X represents aryl, alkaryl, hydroxyalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, lower alkyl or bicycloalkyl; wherein Y represents C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 lower alkylene; wherein Z completes an alkyl substituted C.sub.6 cycloalkyl ring or represents no moiety; wherein R represents hydrogen or methyl; wherein m represents 0 or 1; wherein n represents 0 or 1; wherein p represents 0 or 1 and wherein q represents 0 or 1 with the provisos that when m is 1, Z completes the alkyl substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.

Abstract: Described is the use for augmenting or enhancing the leather aroma of perfume compositions, colognes, perfumed polymers and perfumed articles including solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles and hair preparations of 4(2'-butyl) phenyl acetate having the structure: ##STR1##

Abstract: Described is the process for augmenting, enhancing or imparting leather aromas to consumable materials including perfume compositions, colognes, perfumed polymers and perfumed articles including solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, hair preparations, cosmetic powders and the like, by adding thereto a composition of matter consisting of the following ingredients:"A": At least one substance having the structure: ##STR1## in an amount of from about 1% up to about 5% wherein R.sub.9 represents C.sub.9 -C.sub.11 straight-chain alkyl and wherein R.sub.10 represents methyl and X is a moiety selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2## "B": At least one compound having the structure: ##STR3## in an amount of from about 3 up to about 7% wherein each of R.sub.12 -R.sub.15 represents hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl with the proviso that at least two of R.sub.12 -R.sub.

Abstract: Described are methylthioalkanoic acid esters of cis-3-hexenol and citronellol defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.2 represents cis-3-hexenyl or citronellyl and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs.

Abstract: Described is the compound having the structure: ##STR1## as well as mixtures thereof with the compounds having the structures: ##STR2## and a method for preparing same involving the reaction of the compound having the structure: ##STR3## with beta-phenylethyl alcohol having the structure: ##STR4## as well as uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfume compositions, colognes and perfumed articles including solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, cosmetic powders, hair preparations and perfumed polymers.

Abstract: Described are the hydroxyalkoxy norbornyl ethers or mixtures of same having the structure: ##STR1## wherein one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is methyl and the other of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 is hydrogen and wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon bond and the other of the dashed lines represents no bond as well as methods for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of consumable materials including perfumes, colognes and perfumed articles by adding thereto an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one of said hydroxyalkoxy norbornyl ethers.

Abstract: Described are methyl substituted pinyl oxopentenes and mixtures of same defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein Z represents methylidene pinyl oxopentenes and mixtures of same defined according to the structure: ##STR2## ethylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR3## or ethylenyl defined according to the structure: ##STR4## wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the dashed lines represents no bond; wherein n is 0 or 1 and m is 0 or 1 with the sum of n+m being equal to 1; wherein X represents carbinol having the structure: ##STR5## or ketone having the structure: ##STR6## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent hydrogen or methyl.

Abstract: Described are the cycloalkyl esters of mercaptoalkanoic acids defined according to the structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen or methyl; R.sub.2 represents mono C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or methyl; and N represents 0, 1 or 2 and uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma or taste of foodstuffs.

Abstract: Described is the use in (a) a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of tobacco; and (b) a flavored tobacco composition of norbornyl pyridine derivatives defined according to the generic structure: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.5, R.sub.5 ', R.sub.5 ", R.sub.5 "' and R.sub.5 "" each represents hydrogen or methyl with the proviso that at least four of R.sub.5, R.sub.5 ', R.sub.5 ", R.sub.5 "' and R.sub.5 "" represent hydrogen; wherein the dashed line represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond and wherein the pyridinyl moiety is bonded to the norbornyl moiety at the 2' position of the norbornyl moiety and at either the 2 or the 4 position of the pyridinyl moiety.

Abstract: Described is the compound having the structure: ##STR1## as well as mixtures thereof with the compounds having the structures: ##STR2## and ##STR3## and a method for preparing same involving the reaction of the compound having the structure: ##STR4## with beta-phenylethyl alcohol having the structure: ##STR5## as well as uses thereof in augmenting or enhancing the aroma of perfume compositions, colognes and perfumed articles including solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles, cosmetic powders, hair preparations and perfumed polymers.