Macrocyclic musk composition, organoleptic uses thereof and process for preparing same

• Main Authors: MOOKHERJEE, BRAJA DULAL, MONTELEONE, MICHAEL G, NARULA, ANUBHAV P. S, TRENKLE, ROBERT W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.05.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENTS; ESSENTIAL OILS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; METALLURGY; PERFUMES; PRODUCING (PRESSING, EXTRACTION), REFINING AND PRESERVINGFATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES (e.g. LANOLIN), FATTY OILS AND WAXES,INCLUDING EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS

Described are mixtures consisting essentially of oxomacrocyclic compounds containing greater than about 40 weight % DELTA -cyclotetradecen-1-one and greater than about 40 weight % cyclotetradecanone and less than about 5 weight %, of DELTA -cyclo-tetradecen-1-one, perfumery uses thereof and chemo-selective catalytic hydrogen process for preparing same by hydrogenating mixtures containing significant concentrations, greater than 15 weight %, of DELTA -cyclotetradecen-1-one. The oxocarbocyclic compound-containing mixtures have advantageous musk aroma imparting, augmenting and enhancing perfumery properties causing the mixtures to be useful in perfume compositions, perfumed articles and perfumed polymers, including particles and fibers produced therefrom.