Chemistry and the Sense of Smell

by Sell, Charles S.

• ISBN13: 9780470551301
• ISBN10: 0470551305
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-04-21
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The book provides an account of the totality of fragrance chemistry in one volume. It describe the chemistry of odorous materials, how and why they are produced in nature, how they are produced and used commercially, how they are analyzed and characterized, the chemistry of how we perceive them and their role in our everyday lives. The final chapter reviews the major intellectual challenges for fragrance chemists and considers the future of the field.

Author Biography

CHARLES S. SELL, PHD, has recently retired from Givaudan after thirty-six years in the fragrance industry. His work has covered all aspects of synthetic organic chemistry as applied to the fragrance industry, from discovery of novel materials through process R&D to improvement of established chemical manufacturing processes. His interest in the design of novel fragrance ingredients, coupled with a long-standing interest in the chemistry of living organisms, led to a deepened investigation into olfaction.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

1 Why Do We Have a Sense of Smell? 4

2 The Mechanism of Olfaction 32

3 Analysis and Characterisation of Odour 188

4 The Sense of Smell in Our Lives 209

5 The Scents of Nature 237

6 Manufacture of Fragrance Ingredients 296

7 The Design of New Fragrance Ingredients 357

8 The Relationship Between Molecular Structure and Odour 388

9 Intellectual Challenges in Fragrance Chemistry and the Future 420

Glossary 428

Index 437