| abstract |
The application relates to a process for the preparation of dimethylbenzylcarbinol and dimethylbenzylcarbinyl formate. For this, 2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-propene is reacted with formic acid in the presence of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic alcohol and catalytic amounts of a strong mineral acid. Dimethylbenzylcarbinol and higher esters of this alcohol, which can be obtained from dimethylbenzylcarbinyl formate by transesterification, are used in perfumery. |