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

The 4-Methoxystyrallyl methyl ethers

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(1S)-(-)-4-methoxystyrallyl methyl ether - Floral (rose, lilac) with balsam and a flat olfactory tone

= (-)-1-methoxy-4-((S)-1-methoxyethyl)benzene

= (-)-1-methoxy-4-[(1S)-1-methoxyethyl]benzene

Ref: T. Yamamoto, Advances in the Trandition Metal (Rh, Ru)-BINAP-Catalysed 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, Karl A. D. Swift, Ed., Springer, 2000, p. 54; T. Yamasaki, The proceedings of the 1997 RSC/SCI International Conference on Flavours and Fragrances, 30 April - 2 May 1997 in Warwick, UK, Karl A. D. Swift, Ed., 1997, p 185-195.

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(1R)-(+)-4-methoxystyrallyl methyl ether - Floral (rose, lilac) with balsam and a flat olfactory tone

= (+)-1-methoxy-4-((R)-1-methoxyethyl)benzene

= (+)-1-methoxy-4-[(1R)-1-methoxyethyl]benzene

Ref: T. Yamamoto, Advances in the Trandition Metal (Rh, Ru)-BINAP-Catalysed 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, Karl A. D. Swift, Ed., Springer, 2000, p. 54; T. Yamasaki, The proceedings of the 1997 RSC/SCI International Conference on Flavours and Fragrances, 30 April - 2 May 1997 in Warwick, UK, Karl A. D. Swift, Ed., 1997, p 185-195.

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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