From [s r ctran] at [world.std.com] Thu Apr 28 09:41:35 1994 Date: Thu, 28 Apr 1994 09:09:21 -0400 From: [s r ctran] at [world.std.com] (Gregory Aharonian) Subject: List of chemicals added to cigarettes For those of you fighting the drug cartels that dominate the North Carolina (et.al.) state economy, here is a list of some of the chemicals that cigarette companies are putting into their products. In general, there is a wealth of information to be had from analyzing the patents that tobacco companies have sought. Anyone with contacts at the FDA or Congress, feel free to pass on this list. Between the FDA, Congressional committees and the Patent and Trademark Office, a better understanding of what chemicals are being put into cigarettes (and therefore your lungs) can be determined. The following list is not exhaustive, but rather based on a quick search done through Patent Office files. All of the following patents use the listed chemicals as tobacco flavorants. Patent number, partial title and inventor company are listed. You can order a paper copy of any patent by sending a check for $3 to "US Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC, 20231". Greg Aharonian Internet Patent News Service 617-489-3727 (for subscription info, send 'help' to [p--e--s] at [world.std.com]) (for prior art search services info, send 'prior' to [p--e--s] at [world.std.com]) ============================================================================== List of US patents listing chemicals added to tobacco products. (Patent number, partial title, and inventor company) 5188129 ... tricyclic ether-substituted acetic acid International Flavors & Fragrances 5148817 ... heterocyclic-hydroxy-substituted carboxylate compounds Philip Morris 5147463 Cyclic acetals BASF K&F Corporation 5144048 Dicarboalkoxy dioxolane derivatives L. Givaudan & Cie, Switzerland 5133368 ... carbohydrate ester levulinate or levulinic acid R. J. Reynolds Tobacco 4992106 Novel oxo-ionol carbonates useful as tobacco flavorants BASF Corporation 4966172 3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2-naphthalenone Givaudan Corporation 4963193 Oxo-ionyl esters useful as tobacco flavorants Givaudan Corporation 4909854 .... using tricyclic alcohols, ethers and/or esters International Flavors & Fragrances 4851050 (dihydro-) .alpha.-campholenic alcohol, and lower acyl esters Givaudan Corporation 4804002 Tobacco wrapper containing glycosides P. H. Glatfelter Company 4751933 Use of hydroxybornyloxybutanes International Flavors & Fragrances 4709707 Use of 4,4A,5,6-tetrahydro-7-methyl-2-(3H) naphthalenone International Flavors & Fragrances 4697025 Carboxylate salt compounds Hercules Incorporated 4627449 n-hexanal, n-octanal, n-nonanal, n-decanal, n-heptanal, n-dodecanal International Flavors & Fragrances 4590953 Alkyl .alpha.-campholenates and dihydro derivatives Givaudan Corporation 4587981 Norbornyl pyridine derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4576186 Use of pentamethylindanol derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4512352 Use of 4-methyl-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde Firmenich SA, Switzerland 4485828 Use of substituted methyl isopropyl cyclohexenones International Flavors & Fragrances 4480648 Use of norbornyl esters International Flavors & Fragrances 4480647 Use of cyclohexenyl-alkyl acrolein derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4461309 Ionyl-alkyl and ionyl alkenyl ethers Givaudan Corporation 4458699 Uses of methyl phenyl pentanol derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4457318 Use of branched chain olefinic alcohols International Flavors & Fragrances 4428387 Use of methyl substituted pinyl oxapentenes International Flavors & Fragrances 4413639 Use of prins and derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4363331 .. containing oxygenated ionone derivatives with butyl groups Givaudan Corporation 4360032 Hydrogenated derivatives of 2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohexene derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4347858 Use of carboalkoxy alkyl norbornanes International Flavors & Fragrances 4321255 Use of branched ketones, diisoamylene derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4320771 Use of 2-oxabicyclooctane derivatives (1,3,5,5-tetramethyl) International Flavors & Fragrances 4319585 7-Methyl-1,2-benzopyrone Liggett Group 4289146 Use of 2,4,6-trimethylcyclohexanemethanol and derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4289145 Use of acyl trimethyl cyclohexene derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4285349 Use of certain bridged ketones International Flavors & Fragrances 4280515 Isomers of caryophyllene alcohol or dihydro caryophyllene alcohol International Flavors & Fragrances 4271853 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadien-1-yl)-1,3-butanedione International Flavors & Fragrances 4258727 Use of 6-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-heptanal International Flavors & Fragrances 4256121 Use of 2-oxabicyclooctane derivatives International Flavors & Fragrances 4248250 Use of cyclic organics International Flavors & Fragrances 4212310 Unitary tobacco pack containing polymeric alcohol flavorants Philip Morris 4211242 trans, trans-.DELTA.-damascone International Flavors & Fragrances 4210158 5-Isopropyl-3-nonene-2,8-dione International Flavors & Fragrances 4209025 1-(3-methylthio)butyryl)-2,6,6-trimethyl-cyclohexene and -cycloxadiene International Flavors & Fragrances 4207905 Isobutyl substituted heterocyclics (trioxanes and dialkyoxazolines) International Flavors & Fragrances 4197862 2, 6, 6-Trimethyl-3-oxo-cyclohex-1-en-carbaldehyde Firmenich SA, Geneva 4187863 Cycloaliphatic unsaturated ketones Firmenich SA, Geneva 4183363 2-hydroxymethylenecyclohexanones Givaudan Corporation 3977419 4-(6,6-dimethyl-2-methylene-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-butanone International Flavors & Fragrances 3977418 tricyclene-9-butenone(1,7-dimethyl-7(1-pent-2-en-4-onyl)nortricyclene) International Flavors & Fragrances 3907321 isomers of an octahydrotetramethyl acetonaphthone International Flavors & Fragrances 3903900 1,2-cyclohexanedione and other cyclic di-ketones International Flavors & Fragrances 3890981 one or more alpha-pyrones International Flavors & Fragrances 3884247 unsaturated butyrolactone derivatives and precursors Firmenich S.A., Geneva 3861403 one or more alpha-pyrones International Flavors & Fragrances 3854485 mono-esters of mono- and dialkylmalonates Liggett & Myers 3782391 .beta.-methylvaleric acid alkyl esters Liggett & Myers 3762423 methyl trans-2-isopropyl-5-methyl-3-hexenoate and derivatives Liggett & Myers -- Stanton McCandlish * [m--h] at [eff.org] * Electronic Frontier Found. 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