abstract |
Perfume composition comprising a valerolactone compound represented by the formula (I): in which each of R 1 and R 2 is independently a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or an ethyl group, in which when R 1 is a hydrogen atom, R2 is not a hydrogen atom; and wherein when R 2 is a hydrogen atom, R 1 is not a hydrogen atom; R 3 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and R 4 is a propyl group, a 1-propenyl group or a phenyl group. |