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US 7,332,468 · App. 10/483,345 · Granted Feb 19, 2008

8-tetradecenal as fragrance and flavoring substance

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Patent No.
US 7,332,468
App. No.
10/483,345
Granted
Feb 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to the use of (Z)-8-tetradecenal and of a mixture consisting of (Z)-8-tetradecanal and (E)-8-tetradecanal as an odorous or aromatic substance.

Claims (11)

1. An article comprising a perfume or flavoring agent, wherein said perfume or flavoring agent comprises (Z)-8-tetradecenal, (E)-8-tetradecenal, or a mixture thereof.

2. A method for imparting a citrus perfume or citrus flavor to, or intensifying the citrus perfume or citrus flavor of, a base composition comprising constituents, said method comprising mixing said constituents with an amount of (Z)-8-tetradecenal, (E)-8-tetradecenal, or a mixture thereof, that imparts a citrus scent or citrus flavor to said base composition or intensifies the citrus odor or citrus flavor of said base composition.

3. A method for modifying a perfume or flavor composition, said method comprising adding to said composition (Z)-8-tetradecenal, (E)-8-tetradecenal, or a mixture thereof, in an amount that modifies the perfume or flavor of said composition by adding or intensifying citrus notes.

4. A perfume or flavor composition comprising an amount of (Z)-8-tetradecenal, (E)-8-tetradecenal, or a mixture thereof, that imparts or intensifies a citrus scent or citrus flavor.

5. The perfume or flavor composition according to claim 4 , wherein said composition comprises about 0.001 to about 1% (m/m) (Z)-8-tetradecenal, based upon the total mass of the composition.

6. The perfume or flavor composition according to claim 5 , wherein said composition comprises 0.001 to 0.1% (m/m) (Z)-8-tetradecenal, based upon the total mass of the composition.

7. An article comprising about 0.0001 to about 1% (m/m) of a perfume or flavor composition according to claim 4 , based upon the total mass of said article.

8. The article of claim 7 , wherein said article comprises 0.001 to 0.1% (m/m), based upon the total mass of the article, of said composition.

9. An article comprising about 1 ppb to about 100 ppm (Z)-8-tetradecenal, based upon the total mass of said article, wherein said article has a citrus odor or citrus flavor.

10. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article is a personal hygiene product, a cleaning agent, or another product not intended for consumption.

11. The article of claim 1 , wherein the article is food or a drink.

Assignments (1)
MERGER Recorded Apr 22, 2011
From: SYMRISE GMBH & CO. KG
To: SYMRISE AG
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