Scent and fragrances : the fascination of odors and their chemical perspectives /
Gunther Ohloff
- New York : Springer-Verlag, c1994
- xv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
The chemical senses -- Structure-odour relations -- Quantitative odour perception -- Description and classification of odour impression -- Odorants from natural starting materials -- Odorants from petrochemical starting materials -- Violet odorants and rose ketones -- Essential oils -- Animalic compounds as odorants.
Presents an up-to-date survey of the molecular basis of odour and scents, as well as the specific structure-activity relationship between a fragrance and its receptor. The text describes the chemical synthesis of fragrances and the modification of fragrance materials of natural origin.