| abstract |
The present invention relates to antimicrobially active ω-cyclohexylalkan-1-ales of the following formula (I), to a method for producing said compounds and to the use thereof as antimicrobial agents for treating body odor, n n n n n n n n n n whereinn nR 1 to R 6 independently of one another denote hydrogen or a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 12 carbon atoms,n nR a and R b independently of one another denote hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a linear or branched alkoxy radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, andn nx is 0 or 1,n nwherein preferably the total number of carbon atoms in R 1 to R 6 is 18 or less. |