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

The 12-methyl-13-tridecanolides

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Photo by permission of M. Roudintska - Art & Parfum

(12S)-(-)-12-methyl-13-tridecanolide - animalic, musky, camphoraceous

Ref: Philip Kraft & Georg Frater, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, 13, 388-394 (2001)

(12R)-(+)-12-methyl-13-tridecanolide - sandalwood-like musk note

Ref: Philip Kraft & Georg Frater, Enantioselectivity of the musk odor sensation, Chirality, 13, 388-394 (2001)

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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