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New Alicyclic Musks: The Fourth Generation of Musk Odorants
Author(s) -
Eh Marcus
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
chemistry and biodiversity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1612-1880
pISSN - 1612-1872
DOI - 10.1002/cbdv.200490151
Subject(s) - alicyclic compound , chemistry , ionone , organic chemistry
Musk odorants are one of the most important classes of fragrances in perfumery because they impart sensuality to perfume‐oil compositions. Among the three well‐known classes of musks, a new and very exciting generation of musk odorants, the so‐called alicyclic musks , was discovered recently, of which Helvetolide ® ( 2 ) and Romandolide ® ( 3 ) are the most popular representatives so far. To find new, structurally related alicyclic musks, we have synthesized a library of 114 unique alicyclic molecules with modified cyclohexyl moieties. The olfactory properties of all compounds were evaluated to identify the structural requirements to be met for a musk odorant.