Claims
- 1. A method of counteracting a malodor in the air caused by a compound selected from the group consisting of lower carboxylic acids, thiols, thiophenols, phenols, lower amines, phosphines and arsines which comprises introducing into the air an effective malodor counteracting amount of cyclohexyl- 1-ethanol whereby the perceived total odour intensity in the air is reduced and the perceived malodor intensity in the air is substantially eliminated.
- 2. A method according to claim 1 in which the cyclohexyl-1-ethanol is introduced into the air together with a plurality of fragrance materials and the perceived total odour intensity in the air is reduced and the perceived malodor intensity is substantially eliminated.
- 3. A method of counteracting a malodor in the air caused by a compound selected from the group consisting of lower carboxylic acids, thiols, thiophenols, phenols, lower amines, phosphines and arsines which comprises; introducing into the air an effective malodor counteracting amount of a malodor counteractant selected from the compounds having the formula: ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-5 alkyl, R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C.sub.1-5 alkyl and X is hydrogen whereby the perceived total odor intensity in the air is reduced and the perceived malodor intensity is substantially eliminated.
- 4. A method according to claim 3 in which the said malodor counteractant is introduced into the air together with a plurality of fragrance materials and the perceived total odour intensity in the air is reduced and the perceived malodor intensity is substantially eliminated.
- 5. A method according to claim 3 in which the said malodor counteractant is introduced into the air together with a plurality of fragrance materials, the total amount of fragrance materials being insufficient, in the absence of the malodor counteractant, to mask the malodor.
- 6. A method according to claim 3 in which X represents hydrogen and R.sup.1 is methyl and R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of copending application Ser. No. 581,772 filed Feb. 21, 1984, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 4,622,221 and which in turn is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 352,642 filed Feb. 26, 1982, now abandoned, and of copending application Ser. No. 352,643, filed Feb. 26, 1982 and now also abandoned; a continuation of application of Ser. No. 102,383 filed Nov. 12, 1979, now abandoned, and which in turn was a continuation of application Ser. No. 936,296 filed on Aug. 23, 1978, now abandoned, which in turn was a division of application Ser. No. 640,614 filed on Dec. 15, 1975 and now abandoned. The application Ser. No. 352,643 described above was a continuation of application Ser. No. 127,658 filed on Mar. 6, 1980, now abandoned, which in turn was a continuation of application Ser. No. 761,750 filed on Jan. 24, 1977, now abandoned and which was a division of application Ser. No. 628,855 filed Nov. 5, 1975, now abandoned. The application Ser. No. 127,658, filed Mar. 6, 1980, now abandoned, was a continuation of Ser. No. 628,855, filed Nov. 5, 1975.
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