aldehydes and ketones in moderate to good yields. In contrast, alkenyl triflates were not suitable partners for this reaction. This method allowed the preparation of open-chain analogues of the muskodorant Vulcanolide, several of which retained key olfactory properties of the parent molecule.
A novel odorant of formula (I) wherein each of R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
, R
7
, R
8
, R
9
and R
10
are independently selected from H, CH
3
, and C
2
H
5
; X is selected from —CH
2
OH, —CH
2
OCOCH
3
and —CHO and —CHO, n is selected from 0 and 1. The dotted line represents double bond or single bond.
A novel odorant of formula (I) wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are independently selected from H, CH3, and C2H5; X is selected from —CH2OH, —CH2OCOCH3 and —CHO and —CHO, n is selected from 0 and 1. The dotted line represents double bond or single bond.