New Aroma Alcohols From Tagetes Minuta Oil

Introduction

The process involves extraction of an acyclic monoterpene ketone by solvent-solvent fractionation and purification by column chromatographic method. The purified unsaturated ketone is converted by simple reaction to spicy, minty, fruity, sweet flowery, acyclic monoterpene alkyl & aryl aromatic alcohols with good yields. Three alcohols prepared have perfumery value and are useful in flavour, perfumery and fragrance industry.

Advantages

A development of a process for separation of acyclic monoterpene ketone from Tagetes oil by solvent-solvent partition method.
Preparation of alcohols by a simple reaction having new aroma
Preparation of alcohols with minty, spicy, fresh fruity sweet and flowery aromatic odour

Applications

• Cosmetics and Consumer/Household items
• Useful in flavour, fragrance and perfumery industry

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Know-how

For further information please contact :

Director
Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Post Box No.6 Palampur
Himachal Pradesh - 176 061
India