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

The N,2-Dimethyl-N-meta-toluamide

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(2S)-(+)-N,2-dimethyl-N-meta-toluamide - Grapefruit aroma with a woody-element

= (2S)-(+)-N,2-dimethyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)butanamide

Ref: Daichi Oguro & Hiroyuki Sakai, OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMIDE AND PERFUME COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005350395 December 22, 2005

Note - the odor descriptions were derived by computer translation from the Japanese and may vary slightly from the original language.

(2S)-(-)-N,2-dimethyl-N-meta-toluamide - Pericarp-aroma of fresh grapefruit having an aroma like a sulfur-containing compound

= (2R)-(-)-N,2-dimethyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)butanamide

Ref: Ref: Daichi Oguro & Hiroyuki Sakai, OPTICALLY ACTIVE AMIDE AND PERFUME COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005350395 December 22, 2005

Note - the odor descriptions were derived by computer translation from the Japanese and may vary slightly from the original language.

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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