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127. Conformationally Controlled Odor Perception in 'Steroid-type' Scent Molecules
Ohloff, Guenther,Giersch, Wolfgang,Thommen, Walter,Willhalm, Bruno
, p. 1343 - 1354 (2007/10/02)
A series of compounds possessing a 'steroid-type' scent and related to 4-(4'-t-butylcyclohexyl)-4-methyl-2-pentanones (1 and 2) have been synthesized.The odor of these compounds has been found to be dependent on their conformation; only when the molecule can assume a steroid-like shape there is an interaction with the odor chemoreceptor.
