Chirality & Odour Perception
John C. Leffingwell, Ph.D.

The 1-(4-methylphenyl)ethyl propyl ethers

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(1S)-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethyl propyl ether - Comprehensive odor description: Floral (rose) with strawberry-pear character, but with a fatty tone

Ref: Takeshi Yamamoto, Advances in the Transition Metal (Rh, RU)-Binap-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Chral Compounds for Flavours and Fragrances and Their Associated Sensory Properties, in Current Topics in Flavours and Fragrances - Towards a New Millennium of Discovery, by K.A. Swift (Editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 2000, pp. 33-58

(1R)-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethyl propyl ether - Comprehensive odor description: Floral (rose) with strawberry-pear character, but with a honey tone

Ref: Takeshi Yamamoto, Advances in the Transition Metal (Rh, RU)-Binap-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Chral Compounds for Flavours and Fragrances and Their Associated Sensory Properties, in Current Topics in Flavours and Fragrances - Towards a New Millennium of Discovery, by K.A. Swift (Editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 2000, pp. 33-58

Cyclic Terpenoid Odorants

Bicyclic Terpenoid Odorants

Acyclic Terpenoid Odorants

Ionones, Irones, Damascones & Structurally Related Odorants

Acyclics (Alcohols, Esters, Acids, Aldehydes)

Lactones

Sesquiterpenoid Related Odorants

Steroid Urine Type Odorants

Sandalwood Type Odorants

Musk Odorants

Miscellaneous

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