The 4-methylhexanols

The 1-Hepten-3-ols

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

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(4R)-4-methylhexan-1-ol - a green, fatty, and nut- and carrot-like odor

Ref: Márta Dregus, Hans-Georg Schmarr, Eisuke Takahisa, and Karl-Heinz Engel, Enantioselective Analysis of Methyl-Branched Alcohols and Acids in Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum L.) Stalks, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003, 51, 7086-7091

(4S)-4-methylhexan-1-ol - a spicy, nutty, slightly green, and sour note

Ref: Márta Dregus, Hans-Georg Schmarr, Eisuke Takahisa, and Karl-Heinz Engel, Enantioselective Analysis of Methyl-Branched Alcohols and Acids in Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum L.) Stalks, J. Agric. Food Chem. 2003, 51, 7086-7091

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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