Perfumes with terpene dimerization (2o carbons) product or hydrogenation product of the dimerization product

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A process is described for providing clear extended compositions of essential oils which comprises a composition of an essential oil and an extender material miscible with said essential oil which does not appreciably alter the aroma of the essential oil insofar as its quality or strength is concerned, the proportion of essential oil in extender material being from about 70% up to about 99%, said extender material being either (i) in the alternative or (ii) a mixture of (A) a dimerization product of an alpha methyl styrene or a methyl or other C2-C4 lower alkyl homologue thereof or mixture of same and/or (B) one or more "dimerization" (or "coupling") products of one or more terpenes which …