Patent ID: 6462015
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61Q,C07D,C11B,C11D

Abstract:
A process for augmenting, enhancing or imparting an aroma in or to a consumable material selected from the group consisting of perfume compositions and colognes comprising the steps of:i. admixing a bicyclic lactone selected from the group consisting of octahyhydro-3-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one and octahydro-4-methyl-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one with at least one auxiliary perfume ingredient which is an alcohol, an aldehyde, a terpenic hydrocarbon, a ketone, an ester, a natural essential oil, a synthetic essential oil, a mercaptan or an alkylmercapto derivative to form an aromatizing bicyclolactone-containing composition; and ii. intimately admixing an aroma augmenting, enhancing or imparting quantity and concentration of the resulting aromatizing bicyclolactone-containing composition with a perfume composition base or a cologne base.