Title: | The Importance of the 5-Alkyl Substituent for the Violet Smell of Ionones: Synthesis of Racemic 5-Demethyl-alpha-ionone |
Author(s): | Chierici S; Bugoni S; Porta A; Zanoni G; Vidari G; |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1934-578X (Print) 1555-9475 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "The synthesis and the odor tonalities of racemic 5-demethyl-alpha-ionone are described. This synthetic ionone derivative did not show the typical floral-woody violet smell of alpha-ionone, definitely proving the importance of a suitably sized and spatially oriented alkyl substituent at C(5) for stimulating olfactory receptors of ionones" |
Keywords: | Molecular Structure Norisoprenoids/*chemical synthesis/chemistry Odorants/analysis Smell Stereoisomerism Viola/*chemistry; |
Notes: | "MedlineChierici, Serena Bugoni, Serena Porta, Alessio Zanoni, Giuseppe Vidari, Giovanni eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2015/07/23 Nat Prod Commun. 2015 Jun; 10(6):847-52" |