Odor Differences between Enantiomeric Isomers

Gerald F. Russell, Jutta Hills

Science · 1971 · 101 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

The enantiomers of R- and S-carvone, R- and S-carvotanacetone, R- and S-trans-dihydrocarvone, and R- and S-cis-dihydrocarvone were synthesized from R- and S-carvone, and all were subjected to gas-liquid chromatographic purification. Sensory analysis of the highly purified compounds revealed odor differences between enantiomeric pairs.

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