1971/06/04 by Lester Friedman, John G. Miller · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Chemistry · #Insect Pheromone Research and Control #Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies #Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography
paper · doi:10.1126/science.172.3987.1044
openalex publication_date 1971/06/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
The enantiomers R-(-)- and S-(+)-carvone are the organoleptic constituents in oil of spearmint and caraway, respectively. Their odor distinctiveness has been unambiguously demonstrated by chemical interconversion, independent synthesis, and resolution. Odor differences between other chiral isomers were also firmly established.