Perspectives in Flavor and Fragrance Research is a compilation of the research results presented by international experts at the 2004 RSC-SCI Flavors and Fragrances conference held in the UK.

The subject matter was intentionally broad, covering:

• natural products
• fragrance chemistry
• perfumes and olfaction
• foods and flavors

Contents

• Molecular and Cellular Basis of Human Olfaction
• Vanishing Flora - Lost Chemistry: the Scents of Endangered Plants around the World
• From the Linden Flower to Linden Honey - Volatile Constituents of Linden Nectar5, the Extract of Bee-Stomach and Ripe Honey
• Pyrazines and Pyridines from Black Pepper Oil (Piper nigrum L.) and Haitian Vetiver Oil (Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash )
• 14-Methylpentadecano-15-lactone (Muscolide): A New Macrocyclic Lactone from the Oil of Angelica archangelica L
• Odor and (Bio)diversity: Single Enantiomers of Chiral Fragrant Substances
• Scent through the Looking Glass
• Silylating Reagents: A Powerful Tool for the Construction of Isosteric Analogs of Highly Branched Odorants
• New Woody and Ambery Notes from Cedarwood and Turpentine Oil
• A Novel Approach to Prezizaane Sesquiterpenes
• 'Brain Aided' Musk Design
• New Alicyclic Musks: The Fourth Generation of Musk Odorants
• New Macrocyclic Musk Compounds
• The Search for New Fragrance Ingredients for Functional Perfumery
• Binding Studies and Computer-Aided Modeling of Macromolecule/Odorant Interactions
• Studies on the Volatile Compounds of Roasted Spotted Shrimp
• Fun with Furans
• Identification of New Odoriferous Compounds in Human Axillary Sweat

Index

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