Abstract: Processes and compositions are described for the use in tobacco flavor and aroma augmenting and enhancing compositions and as tobacco aroma and flavor augmenting, imparting and enhancing materials of one or more alkyl side chain methyl unsubstituted 2,2,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-vinyl alkanoates (hereinafter referred to as "enol esters") having the generic structure: ##STR1## (which structure is intended to cover both the "cis" and the "trans" isomers thereof) wherein R.sub.1 is straight chain alkyl having 1, 3, 7 or 11 carbon atoms.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 1976
Date of Patent:
May 2, 1978
Assignee:
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Inventors:
Alan Owen Pittet, Erich Manfred Klaiber, Manfred Hugo Vock, Edward J. Shuster, Joaquin Vinals