abstract |
A musk perfume composition containing the novel compound cyclohexadecenone-5. The novel compound is prepared by reacting cyclododecene epoxide with vinyl magnesium chloride to provide 2vinylcyclododecanol-1, oxidizing the product to provide 2vinylcyclododecanone-1, reacting the 2-vinylcyclododecanone-1 with vinyl magnesium chloride to provide 1,2divinylcyclododecanol-1, and decomposing the 1,2divinylcyclododecanol-1 with heat to cyclohexadecenone-5. And 1,2-divinylcyclododecanol-1 is also prepared by reacting cyclododecanone with chlorine to provide Alpha -chlorocyclododecanone, reacting the Alpha -chloro-cyclododecanone-1 with vinyl magnesium chloride to provide 1,2divinylcyclododecanol-1. |