(12S,13R)-(-)-12-methyl-13-tetradecanolide - animalic cedar wood profile with camphoraceous aspects; devoid of musk notes Ref: P. Kraft, W. Tochtermann, Ring Enlargement by Alkylated 3-Hydroxybutyrates: A Synthesis of (12S, 13R)-(-)-12-Methyl-13-tetradecanolide, Tetrahedron, 51, 10875- 10882 (1995); Georg Frater, Urs Muller, and Philip Kraft, Preparation and Olfactory Characterization of the Enantiomerically Pure Isomers of the Perfumery Synthetic Galaxolide, Helv. Chim. Acta, 82, 1656-1665 (1999)

(12R,13S)-(+)-12-methyl-13-tetradecanolide - strong woody odor with a pronounced musk character Ref: B. Bollbuck, W. Tochtermann, Novel Chiral Building Blocks Derived from Baker´s Yeast Reduction Products: Synthesis and Odour of Mono- and Bicyclic Macrolides, Tetrahedron, 55, 7191-7208 (1999); Georg Frater, Urs Muller, and Philip Kraft, Preparation and Olfactory Characterization of the Enantiomerically Pure Isomers of the Perfumery Synthetic Galaxolide, Helv. Chim. Acta, 82, 1656-1665 (1999)

Ionones, Irones, Damascones & Structurally Related Odorants

Acyclics (Alcohols, Esters, Acids, Aldehydes)

Lactones

Sesquiterpenoid Related Odorants