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.

Abstract: 3-Furyl beta-chalcogenalkyl sulfides having the structure: ##SPC1##Wherein X is a chalcogen selected from the group consisting of oxygen and sulfur; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each selected from the group consisting of methyl and hydrogen, at least one of R.sub.2 or R.sub.3 being methyl; and R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, taken separately, are each methyl, or R.sub.4 and R.sub.

Abstract: Process for producing 3-thia substituted alkane 1,4 diones comprising the steps of:I. Providing a 2-ene-1,4 dione having the structure: ##SPC1##Ii. Intimately admixing said 2-ene-1,4 dione with a sulfur compound having the formula:R.sub.3 SHthereby providing a substituted or sunsubstituted 2-thia substituted alkane 1,4 dione having the structure: ##SPC2##WhereinR.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of acyl and royl, wherein R.sub.2 is lower alkyl; and wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.4 and r.sub.6 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; wherein when R.sub.1 is hydrogen, the reaction (ii) is carried out in the presence of an organic base; and wherein when R.sub.1 is lower alkyl, the reaction (ii) is carried out in the absence of catalyst. Examples of such organic bases are piperidine, pyridine, triethyl amine, quinoline or alpha-picoline.

Abstract: A method for producing mixtures containing greater than 50% cis 2-methyl-3-pentenoic acid comprising first reacting methyl acetylene with a methyl magnesium halide to form a methylacetylene magnesium halide Grignard reagent; then reacting the methyl acetylene magnesium halide Grignard reagent with acetaldehyde to form a 3-pentyn-2-ol magnesium halide salt; then hydrolyzing the magnesium halide salt to form 3-pentyn-2-ol; then halogenating the 3-pentyn-2-ol to form a 4-halo-2-pentyne; then reacting magnesium with the 4-halo-2-pentyne to produce a 4-magnesium halo-2-pentyne Grignard reagent; then reacting the 4-magnesium halo-2-pentyne Grignard reagent with carbon dioxide to form a magnesium halo-carboxylate salt mixture of compounds having the structures: ##EQU1## (wherein X is halogen); then hydrolyzing the magnesium halo-carboxylate salt mixture to form a mixture of carboxylic acids having the structures: ##EQU2## then hydrogenating the aforementioned mixture of carboxylic acids to form a mixture containing

Abstract: Methods for producing cis-alkyl-2-methyl-3-pentenoates and isomeric mixtures containing high proportions (greater than 50%) of cis C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl-2-methyl-3-pentenoates.