Patent Abstract:
the present invention has discovered that 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one and a salt thereof have unexpected and advantageous cooling enhancement and modification properties . thus , a composition comprising a cooling compound and an effective amount of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one can be used to enhance or modify the cooling sensation in the mouth , in the nasal cavity and / or on the skin , and can also augment , enhance or impart a cooling sensation to products such as foodstuff , chewing gums , dental or oral hygiene products , topical products , nasal care products and toilet articles .

Detailed Description:
7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is sparingly soluble in aqueous solutions . accordingly , in some embodiments , 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is provided as a water - soluble salt . salts include base addition salts which may be formed when acidic protons present are capable of reacting with inorganic or organic bases . acceptable inorganic bases include , for example , but not limited to , sodium hydroxide , sodium carbonate , potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide . acceptable organic bases include , for example , but not limited to , ethanolamine , diethanolamine , triethanolamine , tromethamine , n - methylglucamine and the like . salts of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one can be prepared by conventional methods . 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one of the present invention is 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one , a 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one salt or a combination thereof 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one complexes such as with cyclodextrins are also within the scope of this invention . 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is found in various plants including , for example , godmania aesculifolia , tridax procumbens , primula tree leaves and scutellaria root ( andero , et al . 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( 1996 ) papers presented at isec &# 39 ; 96 , 2 : 1667 - 1672 ). 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one can therefore be obtained by conventional extraction methods . if provided as a botanical extract , preferably the extract is enriched for 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one to achieve a content of about 15 % and greater , for example , from about 15 % to about 95 %, from about 60 % to about 95 % or from about 70 % to about 95 %. unless otherwise specified , percentages (% s ) are by weight . further , 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one can be prepared from 2 , 3 , 4 - trihydroxylacetophenone according to the reaction steps detailed in the examples . materials and catalysts were purchased from sigma - aldrich chemical company unless noted otherwise . 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is surprisingly found to have unexpected property of cooling enhancement when combined with a cooling compound , which is demonstrated to be advantageous for the use in augmenting , enhancing or imparting a cooling sensation in a product selected from the group consisting of a foodstuff , a chewing gum , a dental or oral hygiene product , a topical product , a nasal care product and a toilet article . as used herein , a cooling compound is understood to mean a compound that provides cooling sensation . a large number of cooling compounds have been reported ( see , for example , leffingwell & amp ; associates , handbook of cosmetic science and technology , third edition , chapter 65 : 661 - 675 ( 2009 ); http :// www . leffingwell . com / cooler_than_menthol . htm ( 2015 )). a cooling compound can be menthol , a menthol - related cooling agent , an acyclic amide , a cyclic amide or a cyclic amide with aromatic substitution . a menthol - related cooling agent can be , for example , but not limited to , menthyl methyl ether , menthyl lactate , menthyl formate , monomenthyl succinate ( cooler 1 ), monomenthyl glutarate ( cooler 2 ) or menthyl acetoacetate ( cooler 7 ); an acyclic amide can be , for example , but not limited to , 2 - isopropyl - n , 2 , 3 - trimethylbutyramide ( cooler 3 ; ws - 23 ), n - ethyl - 2 , 2 - diisopropylbutanamide ( ice 10 , 000 ), n -( 2 - hydroxyethyl )- 2 , 3 - dimethyl - 2 - isopropyl butanamide ( ice 6000 ) or n -( 1 , 1 - dimethyl - 2 - hydroxyethyl )- 2 , 2 - diethyl butanamide ( ice 11000 ); a cyclic amide can be , for example , but not limited to , ethyl menthane carboxamide ( ws - 3 ), n -[( ethoxycarbonyl ) methyl )- p - menthane - 3 - carboxamide ( ws - 5 ), n - cyclopropyl - 5 - methyl - 2 -( 1 - methylethyl )- cyclohexanecarboxamide or menthyl pyrrolidone carboxylate ( questice ); and a cyclic amide with aromatic substitution can be , for example , but not limited to , 4 -[[[( 2s , 5r )- 5 - methyl - 2 -( 1 - methylethyl ) cyclohexyl ] carbonyl ] amino ]- benzeneacetamide , n - p - benzeneacetonitrile - menthanecarboxamide or n -( 2 -( pyridin - 2 - yl ) ethyl )- 3 - p - menthanecarboxamide . a cooling enhancer is understood to mean a compound that itself possesses no cooling property but can increase and / or extend the cooling effect of a cooling compound . the cooling enhancer of the present invention refers to 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one . as used herein , the term “ augmenting ” in the phrase “ augmenting , enhancing or imparting a cooling sensation to a product ” means raising the cooling sensation of the product with an improved character . the term “ enhancing ” means making the cooling sensation of the product greater in effectiveness . the term “ imparting ” means providing the cooling sensation to the product . as used herein , an effective amount is understood to mean the amount of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one used in a cooling composition , wherein 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one enhances and / or extends the cooling sensation of the cooling composition in the mouth , in the nasal cavity , and / or on the skin . the effective amount may vary depending on many factors including other ingredients , their relative amounts and the cooling effect that is desired . any amount of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one that provides the desired degree of cooling enhancement without exhibiting off - taste can be used . generally , the effective amount is greater than about 1 part per billion ( ppb ) by weight of the cooling composition , preferably from about 10 ppb to about 2000 parts per million ( ppm ), more preferably from about 100 ppb to about 1000 ppm , even more preferably from about 1 to about 100 ppm and yet even more preferably from about 10 to about 50 ppm by weight of the cooling composition . in one embodiment , the invention provides a cooling composition containing an effective amount of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one and a cooling compound in a reduced amount in order to provide the same level of cooling sensation when the cooling compound is used alone in a traditional amount . in this respect , the amount of cooling compound used in a topical or ingestible product can be reduced by at least about 10 %, 20 %, 30 %, 40 %, 50 %, 60 %, 70 %, 80 %, 90 %, or 95 %, from about 60 % to about 99 % or from about 20 % to about 50 %. as used herein , a foodstuff includes both solid and liquid ingestible materials for man or animals , which materials usually do , but need not , have nutritional value . thus , a foodstuff includes food products , such as meats , gravies , soups , convenience foods , malt , alcoholic and other beverages , milk and dairy products , seafood , including fish , crustaceans , mollusks and the like , candies , vegetables , cereals , soft drinks , snacks , dog and cat foods , other veterinary products and the like . a dental and oral hygiene product includes toothpastes , tooth gels , dental flosses , denture cleansers , denture adhesives , dentifrices , tooth whitening , mouthwashes and the like . a topical product includes topical cosmetic and topical medical products . a toilet article includes toilet water , toilet cleaners , bleach additives and the like . when 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is used in an orally consumable composition , they can be combined with conventional flavoring ingredients or adjuvants , which are well known in the art . requirements of such flavoring ingredients and adjuvants are that : ( 1 ) they be organoleptically compatible with 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one whereby the flavor of the ultimate consumable composition to which 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one is added is not detrimentally affected by the use of such flavoring ingredients and adjuvants ; and ( 2 ) they be ingestible acceptable and thus nontoxic or otherwise non - deleterious . in addition , the orally consumable composition can broadly include other flavor materials , vehicles , stabilizers , thickeners , surface active agents , conditioners , and flavor intensifiers . additional materials can also be used in conjunction with 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one to encapsulate and / or deliver the flavor enhancement . some well - known materials are , for example , but not limited to , polymers , oligomers , other non - polymers such as surfactants , emulsifiers , lipids including fats , waxes and phospholipids , organic oils , mineral oils , petrolatum , natural oils , perfume fixatives , fibers , starches , sugars and solid surface materials such as zeolite and silica . the following are provided as specific embodiments of the present invention . other modifications of this invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art . such modifications are understood to be within the scope of this invention . as used herein all percentages are weight percent unless otherwise noted , ppb is understood to stand for parts per billion , ppm is understood to stand for parts per million , l is understood to be liter , ml is understood to be milliliter , g is understood to be gram , mol is understood to be mole , and mmol is understood to be millimole . preparation of 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) acetophenone : to a solution of 2 , 3 , 4 - trihydroxylacetophenone ( 125 . 0 g , 0 . 743 mol ) and n , n - diisopropylethylamine ( diea ) ( 211 . 0 g , 1 . 64 mol ) in dichloromethane ( dcm ) ( 2 . 9 l ) was added dropwise methoxymethyl chloride ( momcl ) ( 126 . 6 ml , 1 . 64 mol ) at 0 - 5 ° c . the reaction mixture was then stirred at room temperature for 2 hours . after the reaction was complete as checked by thin layer chromatography ( tlc ), the solution was diluted with water ( 2 l ), and extracted twice with dichloromethane . the combined organic layers were washed with water , brine , dried over sodium sulfate ( na 2 so 4 ), filtered , and concentrated under reduced pressure . the resultant residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate ( etoac )/ hexanes ( 15 : 85 ) to afford the title compound 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) acetophenone as an off - white solid ( 125 . 0 g ). 1 h nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ : 2 . 60 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 41 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 51 ( s , 3h ), 5 . 07 ( s , 2h ), 5 . 33 ( s , 2h ), 6 . 76 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 1h ), 7 . 71 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 1h ), 12 . 61 ( s , 1h ). ms 257 ( mh + ). preparation of 6 - acetyl - 2 , 3 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl benzoate : to a solution of 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) acetophenone ( obtained as above in example i ) ( 125 . 0 g , 0 . 488 mol ), benzoic acid ( c 6 h 5 cooh ) ( 89 . 4 g , 0 . 732 mol ), and dimethylaminopyridine ( dmap ) ( 6 . 0 g , 48 . 8 mmol ) in dichloromethane ( 3 . 2 l ) was added 1 - ethyl - 3 -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl ) carbodiimide ( edc ) ( 280 . 5 g , 1 . 463 mol ) at room temperature . the solution was stirred at room temperature for overnight till the reaction was complete as indicated by tlc . the reaction mixture was quenched with water ( 2 l ), and extracted twice with dichloromethane . the combined organic layers were washed with water , brine , dried over sodium sulfate , filtered , and concentrated under reduced pressure . the resultant residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel eluting with etoac / hexanes ( 6 : 4 ) to afford the title compound 6 - acetyl - 2 , 3 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl benzoate as an off - white solid ( 150 . 0 g ). 1 h nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ : 2 . 47 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 33 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 44 ( s , 3h ), 5 . 07 ( s , 2h ), 5 . 38 ( s , 2h ), 7 . 22 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 1h ), 7 . 63 ( d , j = 7 . 6 hz , 2h ), 7 . 74 - 7 . 80 ( m , 2h ), 8 . 13 - 8 . 16 ( m , 2h ). ms 361 ( mh + ). preparation of 1 -( 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl )- 3 - phenylpropane - 1 , 3 - dione : to a stirred solution of 6 - acetyl - 2 , 3 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl benzoate ( obtained as above in example ii ) ( 80 . 0 g , 0 . 222 mol ) in tetrahydrofuran ( thf ) was added in small portions sodium hydride ( nah ) ( 60 % dispersion in mineral oil , 53 . 28 g ) at 0 ° c . under nitrogen . the reaction mixture was warmed up to room temperature gradually and then to 50 ° c . and stirred at that temperature for 1 hour . after the reaction was complete as indicated by tlc , the reaction mixture was cooled down to 0 ° c . and carefully quenched with water ( 1 l ), and extracted twice with ethyl acetate . the combined organic layers were washed with water , brine , dried over sodium sulfate , filtered , and concentrated under reduced pressure . the resultant residue was triturated with diethyl ether to afford the title compound 1 -( 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl )- 3 - phenylpropane - 1 , 3 - dione as a pale - yellow solid ( 69 . 6 g ). 1 h nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 / d 2 o ) δ : 3 . 40 - 3 . 53 ( m , 8h ), 5 . 05 - 5 . 14 ( m , 2h ), 5 . 30 - 5 . 34 ( m , 2h ), 6 . 74 - 6 . 90 ( m , 1h ), 7 . 40 - 7 . 71 ( m , 4h ), 7 . 97 - 8 . 01 ( m , 1h ), 8 . 07 - 8 . 09 ( m , 1h ). ms 361 ( mh + ). preparation of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one ( formula i ): a solution of 1 -( 2 - hydroxy - 3 , 4 - bis ( methoxymethoxy ) phenyl )- 3 - phenylpropane - 1 , 3 - dione ( obtained as above in example iii ) ( 65 . 0 g , 0 . 18 mol ) in trifluoroacetic acid ( tfa ) ( 325 ml ) was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour till the reaction was complete as indicated by tlc . the reaction mixture was then cooled down to 5 - 10 ° c ., and to this solution was added water . the precipitate was collected by filtration , washed with ethyl acetate and subsequently with water , and dried under vacuum to afford the title compound 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one as an off - white solid ( 35 . 5 g ). m . p . 202 - 205 ° c . 1 h nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ : 6 . 90 ( s , 1h ), 6 . 96 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 1h ), 7 . 43 ( d , j = 8 . 8 hz , 1h ), 7 . 56 - 7 . 63 ( m , 3h ), 8 . 15 - 8 . 17 ( m , 2h ), 9 . 52 ( br ., 1h ), 10 . 32 ( br ., 1h ). ms 255 ( mh + ). 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one ( formula i ) ( 20 ppm in water ) was described as having slightly stringency and bitterness and possessing no cooling property . the flavor compositions of menthol ( 35 ppm ) combined with 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one ( formula i ) at different concentrations were evaluated by a trained sensory panel . sensory results are reported in the following . the sodium salt of 7 , 8 - dihydroxy - 2 - phenyl - 4h - chromen - 4 - one on maltodextrin ( na - formula i ) was prepared and its cooling enhancement was similarly evaluated in menthol ( 35 ppm ). the cooling enhancement of formula i and na - formula i in cooling compounds including ws - 5 ( 30 ppm ), ws - 23 ( 35 ppm ), menthyl lactate ( 35 ppm ), ws - 3 ( 30 ppm ) and cooler 2 ( 10 ppm ) was also evaluated . formula i and na - formula i enhanced the cooling sensation of various cooling compounds .