The use is described(i)(a) of a single alcohol of formula (1) or(i)(b) of a mixture comprising or consisting of two or more different alcohols of formula (1),wherein in each case one of the two radicals Ra or Rb represents hydrogen and in each case the other radical Ra or Rb represents an acyl radical having 2 to 6 C atoms, for reducing an odor or as an auxiliary for reducing an odor.
