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

The 1-Octen-3-ols

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(R)-(-)-1-octen-3-ol - fruity, genuine mushroom-like; also desribed as intensive mushroom note, fruity, soft

Odor Threshold - 10 ppb in aqueous ethanol (Yamamoto)

Ref: Armin Mosandl, Georg Heusinger, and Martin Gessner, Analytical and Sensory Differentiation of 1 -0cten-3-01 Enantiomers, J. Agric. Food Chem. 1986, 34, 119-122; Mans H. Boelens, Harrie Boelens & Leo J. van Gemert, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 18, No. 6, 1-15, 1993; SHINJI KAWAMATA, Michio Nozaki, Norio Suzuki, Sensory Evaluation of Optically Active 1-Alken-3-ols, Proceedings of the 10th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium; Dijon, June, 2002; Takeshi Yamamoto, Advances in the Transition Metal (Rh, RU)-Binap-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Compounds for Flavours and Fragrances and Their Associated Sensory Properties, in Current Topics in Flavours and Fragrances - Towards a New Millennium of Discovery, by K.A. Swift (Editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 2000, pp. 33-58

(S)-(+)-1-octen-3-ol - moldy, grassy, artificial; also desribed as herbaceous, green, musty

Odor Threshold - 100 ppb in aqueous ethanol (Yamamoto)

Ref: Armin Mosandl, Georg Heusinger, and Martin Gessner, Analytical and Sensory Differentiation of 1 -0cten-3-01 Enantiomers, J. Agric. Food Chem. 1986, 34, 119-122; Mans H. Boelens, Harrie Boelens & Leo J. van Gemert, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 18, No. 6, 1-15, 1993; SHINJI KAWAMATA, Michio Nozaki, Norio Suzuki, Sensory Evaluation of Optically Active 1-Alken-3-ols, Proceedings of the 10th Weurman Flavour Research Symposium; Dijon, June, 2002; Takeshi Yamamoto, Advances in the Transition Metal (Rh, RU)-Binap-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Compounds for Flavours and Fragrances and Their Associated Sensory Properties, in Current Topics in Flavours and Fragrances - Towards a New Millennium of Discovery, by K.A. Swift (Editor), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht NL, 2000, pp. 33-58

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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