Science · 1971 · 200 citations · 9 references
AgricultureChemistryOrganic ChemistryAroma CompoundsFlavor ChemistryOlfactory SystemsVolatile Aroma AnalysisAroma Compound IdentificationChiral Analysis By SpectroscopyEnantiomer DiscriminationOdor CompoundsOrganoleptic Profile
The enantiomers R-(-)- and S-(+)-carvone are the organoleptic constituents in oil of spearmint and caraway, respectively. Their odor distinctiveness has been unambiguously demonstrated by chemical interconversion, independent synthesis, and resolution. Odor differences between other chiral isomers were also firmly established.
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Odor Differences between Enantiomeric Isomers
Gerald F. Russell, Jutta Hills · Science · 1971 · 101 citations