A method of providing to a fragrance application a musky odor, comprising the addition thereto of at least one compound according to the formula Iin whichR1 is selected from H and CH3R2, R3 are selected from the possibilities that (a) both are CH3 and (b) R2 and R3 together form a single bond (as indicated by the broken line) andn is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, and 4.The compounds are useful in the complete range of fine and functional fragrance applications.
