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

Chiral partial structures of beta-Vetivone -I

The 3,5-Dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-pent-3-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enones

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(4S,5R)-(-)-3,5-Dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-pent-3-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone - fresh-woody, with a low intensity

Ref: Helmut Spreitzer, Iris Piringer, Andrea Pichler, Wolfgang Holzer, Petra Schreder and Michael Widhalm, Synthesis and odor of chiral partial structures of beta-vetivone, Chirality, 11, 14-20 (1999)

(4R,5S)-(+)-3,5-Dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-pent-3-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone - an intense but unpleasant phenolic, medicinal scent

Ref: Helmut Spreitzer, Iris Piringer, Andrea Pichler, Wolfgang Holzer, Petra Schreder and Michael Widhalm, Synthesis and odor of chiral partial structures of beta-vetivone, Chirality, 11, 14-20 (1999)

(4R,5R)-(-)-3,5-Dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-pent-3-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone - nearly odorless

Ref: Helmut Spreitzer, Iris Piringer, Andrea Pichler, Wolfgang Holzer, Petra Schreder and Michael Widhalm, Synthesis and odor of chiral partial structures of beta-vetivone, Chirality, 11, 14-20 (1999)

(4S,5S)-(+)-3,5-Dimethyl-4-(4-methyl-pent-3-enyl)-cyclohex-2-enone - nearly odorless

Ref: Helmut Spreitzer, Iris Piringer, Andrea Pichler, Wolfgang Holzer, Petra Schreder and Michael Widhalm, Synthesis and odor of chiral partial structures of beta-vetivone, Chirality, 11, 14-20 (1999)

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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