The 12-methyl-9-oxa-14-tetradecanolides

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

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(12R)-(-)-12-methyl-9-oxa-14-tetradecanolide - intense musky-floral, powdery odor reminiscent of the nitro musk musk ambrette, with additional woody, myrrh-type factors

Odor Threshold = 0.09 ng/liter in air

Ref: Philip Kraft & Georg Frater, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, 13, 388-394 (2001)

(12S)-(+)-12-methyl-9-oxa-14-tetradecanolide - odorless

Ref: Philip Kraft & Georg Frater, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, 13, 388-394 (2001)

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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