Enzymatic Resolution and Odor Description of Both Enantiomers of Lavandulol, a Fragrance of Lavender Oil

✍ Scribed by Hiroyuki Sakauchi; Hiromasa Kiyota; Shin-ya Takigawa; Takayuki Oritani; Shigefumi Kuwahara

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 59 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1612-1872
• DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200590088

✦ Synopsis

Dedicated to Professor Steven V. Ley on the occasion of his 60th birthday Both enantiomers of lavandulol (1), an important constituent of lavender oil, were prepared by enzymatic optical resolution, and the odor quality of the single antipodes were evaluated. The fragrance of the natureidentical (R)-enantiomer (-weak floral, herbal odor with slightly lemon-like, fresh citrus fruity nuance×) was superior to those of both the unnatural (S)-enantiomer (-very weak odor×) and the racemate (-weak floral, herbal odor×).