Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of the general formula wherein R is hydrogen, a straight, branched or cyclic hydrocarbon moiety consisting of less than 10, most preferably less than 4 carbon atoms and containing single and/or double bonds, an acetyl group and substituted acetyl groups including cyclic groups, such as cyclopropyl acyl group, alkoxy ether groups and alkyl substituted alkoxy ether moieties such as, but not limited to, CH2—O—CH2—R5 wherein R5 is a C1-C4 alkyl group as well as double bond containing alkyl groups; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group and R2 and R3 is independently equal to methyl; and wherein one of the dashed lines between the 5 and 10 position, the 4 and 5 position and the 5 and 6 position represents a second C—C bond in a C?C double bond.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel compounds of the general formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a straight, branched or cyclic alkyl that may or may not be unsaturated, alkenyl groups, an acetyl group, a substituted acetyl groups, an alkoxy ether group or alkyl substituted alkoxy ether moieties with each R, other than hydrogen comprising from 1 to 10 carbon atoms; R1, R2 and R3 independently represent hydrogen, a C1-C4 alkyl group such as methyl and ethyl and in which one of the dashed lines is a double bond and the other dashed line is a single bond.