(4R)-4-hydroxypentan-2-one - a rather musty odour, but with some reminiscense of the (S)-enantiomer. = (4R)-4-hydroxy-2-pentanone Ref: Wolfgang Bensch, Armin Mosandl, Ketja Fischer, Stereoisomeric flavour compounds. LXIII. 4-hydroxypentan-2-one enantiomers - structure and properties, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 1993, Pages 655-656; K. Fischer, Struktur und Analyse chiraler 1,2- und 1,3-Ketole, Doctoral thesis Univ. Frankfurt (1990).

(4S)-4-hydroxypentan-2-one - fresh herbaceous, grassy notes. = (4S)-4-hydroxy-2-pentanone Ref: Wolfgang Bensch, Armin Mosandl, Ketja Fischer, Stereoisomeric flavour compounds. LXIII. 4-hydroxypentan-2-one enantiomers - structure and properties, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 1993, Pages 655-656; K. Fischer, Struktur und Analyse chiraler 1,2- und 1,3-Ketole, Doctoral thesis Univ. Frankfurt (1990).

Ionones, Irones, Damascones & Structurally Related Odorants

Acyclics (Alcohols, Esters, Acids, Aldehydes)

Lactones

Sesquiterpenoid Related Odorants