Patent ID: 7309795

Claim:
Citral derivatives having one of the following formulas: wherein R 1-6 are, independently, selected from the group consisting of H, C 1-5 alkyl, substituted C 1-5 alkyl, halo, hydroxy, thiol, thioether, amine, carboxylic acid, ester, nitro, cyano, isocyano, sulfonic acid, urea and thiourea, Z is S or saturation at the two carbons to which it is bound, provided that at least one Z is S, X is —C(═O)H, —OCH 3 , —C(OR) 2 H, —CN, —C(═O)CH 3 ,—NC, —C≡C—R (alkyne), oxime, C(═O)OR 7 (where R 7 is a C 1-5 alkyl), or an oxalate ester, where R is H, C 1-5 alkyl or C 1-5 substituted alkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted alkyl groups are selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxy, thiol, thioether, amine, carboxylic acid, ester, nitro, cyano, isocyano, sulfonic acid, urea, and thiourea, and wherein the double bond attached to X can be in the E or Z configuration.