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

The delta-Decalactones

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(S)-(-)-5-pentylpentan-5-olide - sweet, fruity, peach note, fatty, butter-like; Bourdineaud et. al. describe this as: Fruity top note; heavier, milder and more coumarin but less tuberose than racemate. The more the sample is enriched in the R-(+)-enantiomer the more the floral notes are important; inversely, the more enriched in the S-(-)-enantiomer, the more the sample is intense and lactonic.

Also known as (S)-(-)-delta-decalactone

Ref: P. Werkhotf, S. Brennecke and W. Bretschnelder, Chem Mikrobiol. Technol. Lebensm. 13, 129 (1991); B. Koppenhoefer, et. al., Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 19, No. 5, 1-14, 1994; Bourdineaud, Jean-Paul; Ehret, Charles; Petrzilka, Martin; Optically active lactones, World Patent WO/94107887, April 19, 1994

(R)-(+)-5-pentylpentan-5-olide - sweet, fruity, milk note; Bourdineaud et. al. describe this as: Top note: alpha-allyl-ionone; heavier, more lactonic and tuberose than racemate. Floral notes stronger than in the S-(-)-enantiomer.

Also known as R-(+)-delta-decalactone

Ref: P. Werkhotf, S. Brennecke and W. Bretschnelder, Chem Mikrobiol. Technol. Lebensm. 13, 129 (1991); B. Koppenhoefer, et. al., Perfumer & Flavorist, Vol. 19, No. 5, 1-14, 1994; Bourdineaud, Jean-Paul; Ehret, Charles; Petrzilka, Martin; Optically active lactones, World Patent WO/94107887, April 19, 1994

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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