| abstract |
The deliberate release of odorants or aromatic substances is desirable in many fields of application, and in particular in the field of detergents and cleaning agents. Said deliberate release is achieved by using an odorant composition that comprises an odorant precursor, which is an allyl ether of the formula (I), R1R2C=CR3-CR4R5-O-CHR6R7, wherein the groups R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 independently of each other denote H or a hydrocarbon group that can be acyclic or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted, branched or unbranched, as well as saturated or unsaturated. Thus, in particular odorants in form of an alkene having an allylic hydrogen atom, such as a-pinene, can be released in a deliberate manner. |