The Fixolides®

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

The Fixolides^®

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(3R)-(+)-Fixolide - light, sweet, aromatic

= (+)-1-[(6S)-3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]ethanone

Also known as Tonalide

Ref: Philip Kraft, Georg Fráter, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, Volume 13, Issue 8, Date: 2001, Pages: 388-394

Fixolide^® is a registered trademark of Givauadan SA

(3S)-(-)-Fixolide - strong musk

= (-)-1-[(6S)-3,5,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]ethanone

Also known as Tonalide

Ref: Philip Kraft, Georg Fráter, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, Volume 13, Issue 8, Date: 2001, Pages: 388-394

Fixolide^® is a registered trademark of Givauadan SA

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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