Abstract：In order to develop new cigarette flavors, a sensory evaluation is made of cigarettes added with sugar esters, synthesised with some volatilizable organic acids with flavors. Taking 1,2-O-propylidene- -D-furan xylose and a series of organic acids with flavors as raw materials, exsiccated sodium carbonate and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (4-DMAP) as catalyst, N,N'-dicyclohexyl carbodiimide (DCC) as condensing agent, through the esterification, 15 kinds of 5-xylose ester derivatives were synthesized in which 13 compounds were new ones. All the structures of the compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, MS spectra and elemental analysis. The results of tobacco flavoring experiments of these 15 kinds of compounds show that, compared with cigarette control group, adding sugar esters precursor into cigarettes could improve the aroma quality, increase the aroma quantity, harmonize the aroma, clean the after-taste and reduce offensive odor of cigarettes. It is concluded that the synthesised 5-xylose seter derivatives could be used as flavor materials in cigarette flavoring.
2010, Vol. 28 
