Claims
- 1. A process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergent comprising the step of adding to a solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergent base, an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one dioxolane compound defined according to the structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR212## wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon double bond and each of the other of the dashed lines represent carbon-carbon single bonds.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the compound added has the structure: ##STR213##
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the compound added has the structure: ##STR214##
- 4. The process wherein there is added to a solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergent base an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of a composition of matter comprising a major proportion of compounds defined according to the structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR215## wherein the mixture in each of the molecules one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon double bond and each of the other of the dashed lines represent carbon-carbon single bonds, said composition of matter produced according to the process comprising the steps of:
- (a) dimerization of isoamylene having the structure: ##STR216## in the presence of an acid catalyst to form a mixture containing a major proportion of a mixture of compounds defined according to the structure: ##STR217## wherein (i) at least one of R.sub.3 ' and R.sub.4 ' represents methyl; (ii) the sum of the carbon atoms in R.sub.1 ', R.sub.2 ', R.sub.3 ', R.sub.4 ' and R.sub.5 ' is 3; and (iii) R.sub.1 ' and R.sub.2 ' represent hydrogen when R.sub.5 ' is methyl;
- (b) reacting the resulting diisoamylene mixture with a compound selected from the group consisting of an alkanoyl halide having 2 or 3 carbon atoms and an alkanoic acid anhydride having 4 or 6 carbon atoms to form a mixture containing a major proportion of compounds defined according to the structure: ##STR218## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 or C.sub.2 alkyl and wherein in the mixtures in each of the molecules one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the dashed lines represent carbon-carbon single bonds; and
- (c) reacting the resulting mixture with a compound selected from the group consisting of 1,2-propylene glycol; 1,2-propylene oxide; 1,2-ethylene glycol; and 1,2-ethylene oxide at a temperature of between 0.degree. C. and 80.degree. C. in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein in the process to produce the composition of matter, the reaction between the alkanoyl halide or the alkanoic acid anhydride with the diisoamylene mixture is carried out in the presence of a Lewis acid or a mineral acid at a temperature of between 0.degree. C. and 50.degree. C. with the mole ratio of diisoamylene mixture:acylating agent being between 1:1.1 and 2:1.0 and the concentration of catalyst being between 5 and 10% by weight of the reaction mass.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of application for U.S. Letters Patent Ser. No. 212,993 filed on Dec. 4, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,315,952 issued on Feb. 16, 1982.
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