Claims
- 1. A process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a perfumed article selected from the group consisting of solid or liquid anionic, cationic, nonionic or zwitterionic detergents, fabric softener compositions, fabric softener articles and perfumed polymers comprising the step of adding to said perfumed article an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one bicyclic oxo compound having a structure selected from the group consisting of: ##STR231## wherein Z represents methylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR232## ethylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR233## or ethylenyl defined according to the structure: ##STR234## wherein one of the dashed lines represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the dashed lines represents no bond; wherein n is 0 or 1 and m is 0 or 1 with the sum of n+m being equal to 1; wherein X represents carbinol having the structure: ##STR235## or ketone having the structure: ##STR236## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represent hydrogen or methyl wherein one of the lines:
- + + + +
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the lines:
- + + + +
- represents a carbon-carbobn single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; wherein one of the lines:
- /+/+/+/+/+/
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond and the other of the lines:
- /+/+/+/+/+/
- represents a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; with the provisos that:
- (i) when R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are each hydrogen, the dashed line at the 7-5 position is a carbon-carbon single bond; n=0 and m is 1; Z represents ethylidene having the structure: ##STR237## or ethylenyl having the structure: ##STR238## (ii) when one of R.sub.3 or R.sub.4 is methyl, then either the dashed line at the 7-5 position or the dashed line at the 7-4 position is a carbon-carbon single bond; and Z represents methylidene defined according to the structure: ##STR239## (iii) when R.sub.3 is methyl, then n is 1 and m is 0 and R.sub.4 is hydrogen; and
- (iv) when R.sub.4 is methyl, then R.sub.3 is hydrogen, n is 0 and m is 1
- wherein one of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon double bond and the other of the lines:
- is a carbon-carbon single bond.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the bicyclic oxo compound has a structure selected from the group consisting of compounds having the structures: ##STR240##
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein the bicyclic oxo compound has a structure selected from the group consisting of compounds having the structures: ##STR241##
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 496,679, filed 5/20/83 which, in turn, is a stream-line divisional of Ser. No. 396,485 filed on 7/8/82 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,424,378 issued 1/3/84 which in turn is a continuation-in-part application of Ser. No. 362,237 filed on 3/26/82 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,387 issued 1/31/84.
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Divisions (2)
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496679 |
May 1983 |
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396485 |
Jul 1982 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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