INFLUENCE OF THE REGIOCHEMISTRY AND STEREOCHEMISTRY ON THE FLORAL ODOR OF THP AND THF ETHERS

The relationships between chemical structure and the odor of white flo wers in a new series of tetrahydropyranyl and tetrahydrofuranyl deriva tives of substituted cyclohexanols and phenols was investigated, with particular reference to the stereochemistry of the odorants. Several o f these compounds exhibit a pleasant floral odor, two of them being ve ry similar in their odor profiles to hydroxycitronellal, taken as a re ference for the odor of white flowers. They represent interesting alte rnatives to the currently used additives for cosmetics and detergents.