| abstract |
The present invention relates primarily to the use of compounds of formula (I), where X is an oxygen atom, a -CHO, an -OH or a -CH2OH group, as odorants and/or flavourings, wherein there is a single bond or a double bond at the location of one of the dashed lines, wherein, if X is an OH group, there is at least one double bond, and wherein the 3-isopentyl or 3-isopent-2-enyl group is connected to the ring in the ortho, meta or para position in relation to the X group. The invention also relates to odorant and flavouring compositions containing one or more of these compounds, to perfumed or flavoured articles comprising one or more of these compounds, and to corresponding methods for imparting, modifying and/or intensifying certain odour notes. |