The 1-Hepten-3-ols

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

The 2-Heptyl acetates

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(S)-(+)-2-heptyl acetate - Mushroom, earthy, wild berry (Nozaki, et. al.); also described as weak, pure fruity (Mosandl & Deger)

Ref: Nozaki, M.; Suzuki, N.; Oshikubo, S. Flavour Science: Recent Developments; The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996; p. 168.; Elisabetta Brenna, Claudio Fuganti and Stefano Serra, Enantioselective perception of chiral odorants, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 14, 1–42 (2003); Mans H. Boelens, Harrie Boelens & Leo J. van Gemert, Sensory Properties of Optical Isomers, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 18, No. 6, 1-15, 1993; A. Bernreuther, U. Epperlein and B. Koppenhoefer, Enantiomers: why they are important and how to resolve the, in Techniques for Analyzing Food Aroma, Ray Marseli, Ed., CRC Press, 1996, pp 143-208.; Armin Mosandl & Wolfgang Deger, Stereoisomere Aromastoffe XVII. Chirale Carbonsäureester - Darstellung und Eigenschaften, Zeitschrift für Lebensmitteluntersuchung und -Forschung A, Volume 185, Number 5 / November, 1987, 379-382.

(R)-(-)-2-heptyl acetate - Green, fatty, banana, methyl ketone (Nozaki, et. al.); also described as penetrating, sweat note (Mosandl & Deger)

Ref: Nozaki, M.; Suzuki, N.; Oshikubo, S. Flavour Science: Recent Developments; The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, 1996; p. 168.; Elisabetta Brenna, Claudio Fuganti and Stefano Serra, Enantioselective perception of chiral odorants, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 14, 1–42 (2003); Mans H. Boelens, Harrie Boelens & Leo J. van Gemert, Sensory Properties of Optical Isomers, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 18, No. 6, 1-15, 1993; A. Bernreuther, U. Epperlein and B. Koppenhoefer, Enantiomers: why they are important and how to resolve the, in Techniques for Analyzing Food Aroma, Ray Marseli, Ed., CRC Press, 1996, pp 143-208.; Armin Mosandl & Wolfgang Deger, Stereoisomere Aromastoffe XVII. Chirale Carbonsäureester - Darstellung und Eigenschaften, Zeitschrift für Lebensmitteluntersuchung und -Forschung A, Volume 185, Number 5 / November, 1987, 379-382.

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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