The 13-Tetradecanolides

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

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(+)-(S)-13-Tetradecanolide - Complex, woody-cedar, balsamic odor; very similar to is enantiomer

= (+)-(S)-methyloxacyclotridecan-2-one

Ref: Philip Kraft, Aroma Chemicals: IV - Musks in Chemistry and Technology of Flavors and Fragrances, David Rowe, editor, Blackwell Publishing, 2006, p. 150

(-)-(R)-13-Tetradecanolide - Complex, woody-cedar, balsamic odor; very similar to is enantiomer

= (-)-(R)-methyloxacyclotridecan-2-one

Ref: Philip Kraft, Aroma Chemicals: IV - Musks in Chemistry and Technology of Flavors and Fragrances, David Rowe, editor, Blackwell Publishing, 2006, p. 150

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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