The 1-Hepten-3-ols

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

The 2-Octanols

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(S)-(+)-2-octanol - Mushroom, oily, fatty, creamy, grape

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)

(R)-(-)-2-octanol - Creamy, cucumber, fatty, sour

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)

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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