Isochroman musk compounds and organoleptic uses thereof

摘要

Described is a process for augmenting or enhancing the aroma of a solid or liquid anionic, cationic, or nonionic detergent comprising the step of intimately admixing with a solid or liquid anionic, cationic or nonionic detergent base an aroma augmenting or enhancing quantity of at least one indane alkanol or tricyclic isochroman having the structure <IMAGE> wherein X is hydrogen, methyl or -CH2-; the dashed line is either a carbon-carbon single bond or no bond; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2, R3, R4 and R5 represent hydrogen, methyl or isopropyl; with the proviso that R2 and R3 are methyl when R4 is hydrogen and R5 is isopropyl or R4 and R5 represent methyl when R2 is hydrogen and R3 is isopropyl; and with the further proviso that the dashed line is a carbon-carbon single bond when X is -CH2- and the dashed line is no bond when X is hydrogen or CH3.