Claims
- 1. A smoking composition comprising a smoking material and at least 0.0001% by weight of a dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate having the formula: ##STR2## in which R.sub.1 is a straight or branched chain alkyl having less than 6 carbon atoms and R.sub.2 is a straight or branched chain alkyl having less than 7 carbon atoms, cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl.
- 2. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate is dimethyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacetyl succinate.
- 3. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate is diethyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacetyl succinate.
- 4. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate present in 0.0001% to 30% by weight of the composition.
- 5. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate present is 0.001% to 20% by weight of the composition.
- 6. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate present is 0.0025% to 5% by weight of the composition.
- 7. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the smoking material is natural smoking tobacco.
- 8. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the smoking material is synthetic smoking tobacco.
- 9. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate is diethyl-.alpha.,.beta.-dipropionyl succinate.
- 10. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the dialkyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacyl succinate is dicyclohexyl-.alpha.,.beta.-diacetyl succinate.
- 11. A smoking composition of claim 1 in which the smoking material is a mixture of natural smoking tobacco and synthetic smoking tobacco.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 602,301 of Willis et al., filed Aug. 6, 1975 now abandoned.
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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Perfume and Flavor Chemicals vol. II, by Stephen Arctander Published by the author 1969. |
Tobacco Flavoring for Smoking Products by Leffing Well et al., Published by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. 1972, p. 27 cited. |
Continuation in Parts (1)
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