Ambrox

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

Ambrox^®

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(-)-Ambrox® - moist, soft, creamy, persistent, warm, animalic, amber odor with a velvety effect

Threshold = 0.3 ppb

Ref: Braja D. Mookherjee and Richard A. Wilson, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vo. 15, No. 1, 27-49 (1990)

AMBROX® is trademark registered in the name of FIRMENICH SA

(+)-Ambrox® - accentuated woody note and lacks the strong "animalic warmth" of the (-)-isomer

Threshold = 2.4 ppb

Ref: Braja D. Mookherjee and Richard A. Wilson, Perfumer & Flavorist, Vo. 15, No. 1, 27-49 (1990)

AMBROX® is trademark registered in the name of FIRMENICH SA

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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