Ever wonder why certain scents arouse humans, while others frighten animals or repel insects? If you're interested in the underlying chemistry of these and many other questions on the characteristics of fragrant agents, look no further than Chemistry of Fragrant Substances.
Featuring over 1,400 original schemes and formulas, this unique reference provides a timely and complete overview of the chemistry of fragrant substances used in the perfume and cosmetic industries as well as accounts of the latest methods of modern synthetic organic chemistry.
Chemistry of Fragrant Substances will be extremely useful for organic chemists in the agricultural chemicals industry, as well as those attempting to create new compounds for the cosmetics, toiletries, and perfumery industries. It will also be of interest to natural products and organic chemists in academic and industrial settings.
By:
Paul Jose Teisseire Imprint: Wiley-VCH Publishers Inc.,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 241mm,
Width: 160mm,
Spine: 36mm
Weight: 964g ISBN:9780471188483 ISBN 10: 0471188484 Pages: 468 Publication Date:12 November 1993 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction And Historical Background/ Terpenoid Chemistry/ Industrial Syntheses Starting from Alpha- and Beta-Pinene/ Total Synthesis of Aliphatic Terpenoids of Industrial Importance/ Biogenesis of Natural Substances/ The Chemistry of Sesquiterpenes and of Some Macrocyclic Diterpenes/ Substances with a Musk Odor
Paul Jose Teisseire is the author of Chemistry of Fragrances, published by Wiley.