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(4R)-4-acetylthio-2-octanone - more unpleasant (catty, sulfury) descriptions for the (R)-enantiomer (by GC-O) Odor Threshold = 24 ng/L air = S-[(2R)-4-oxooctan-2-yl] ethanethioate Ref: M. Wakabayashi, H. Wakabayashi, S. Nörenberg, B. Reichardt, K. Kubota, K.-H. Engel, Analytical and Sensory Characterization of Chiral 4-Mercapto-2-alkanones, 4-Acetylthio-2-alkanones, and the Corresponding Alcohols, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1098, Recent Advances in the Analysis of Food and Flavors, Chapter 3, pp 27–39, 2012

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(4S)-4-acetylthio-2-octanone - more fruity-pleasant (grapefruit, blackcurrant) notes for the (S)-enantiomer (by GC-O) Odor Threshold = 57 ng/L air = S-[(2S)-4-oxooctan-2-yl] ethanethioate Ref: M. Wakabayashi, H. Wakabayashi, S. Nörenberg, B. Reichardt, K. Kubota, K.-H. Engel, Analytical and Sensory Characterization of Chiral 4-Mercapto-2-alkanones, 4-Acetylthio-2-alkanones, and the Corresponding Alcohols, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1098, Recent Advances in the Analysis of Food and Flavors, Chapter 3, pp 27–39, 2012

Ionones, Irones, Damascones & Structurally Related Odorants

Acyclics (Alcohols, Esters, Acids, Aldehydes)

Lactones

Sesquiterpenoid Related Odorants