New forms of ambrocenide®
A method transforms unpurified Ambrocenide into a crystalline, particulate form by molten treatment and cooling, addressing handling challenges and reducing costs by eliminating purification and solvent use, achieving comparable fragrance quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2023738687
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-07-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2043-07-04
AI Technical Summary
Ambrocenide, a powerful fragrance substance, is challenging to handle due to its amorphous state and requires costly purification methods like solvent recrystallization, leading to yield losses and high manufacturing costs, while its use in dipropylene glycol solutions is not optimal due to high solvent content.
A method involving heating an unpurified synthesis product to a molten state, treating it with a solvent like water to evaporate impurities, and cooling it on a cold surface to form a solid particulate product, eliminating the need for purification steps and solvent use.
The method produces a crystalline, particulate form of Ambrocenide with identical olfactive properties to highly purified products, offering easy handling and low production costs without yield loss.