A hint of blackcurrant: Olfactory properties and gas-phase structures of Cassyrane stereoisomers
Friday, May 20, 2011 - 08:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Upon testing different fragrances in a perfumery, the so-called top note, consisting of the most volatile odorants, is what characterizes a scent. These odorants determine the first and often most decisive impression of a perfume. Blackcurrant, or cassis, scent is one of the most sophisticated and elegant fruity top notes, and is fashionable since DKNY Be Delicious. A team from the RWTH in Aachen (Germany) and Givaudan Schweiz AG has now taken a close look at the blackcurrant odorant Cassyrane. As the scientists led by Wolfgang Stahl and Philip Kraft report in the journal Angewandte Chemie, there are specific structural features that key the cassis scent.
