Issue 11, 2008

Applications of biocatalysis in fragrance chemistry: the enantiomers of α-, β-, and γ-irones

Abstract

The history of iris extracts, and of the isolation and enzyme-mediated synthesis of their odoriferous principle, the “irones”, will be used to describe the improvement brought about by chemistry and biocatalysis in the development of natural fragrances. In particular, this tutorial review will discuss how the progress in the field of enzyme chemistry allowed the optimisation of accelerated procedures for the preparation of natural irone extracts, and the synthesis of all the ten isomers of irone, starting from commercial irone alpha.

Graphical abstract: Applications of biocatalysis in fragrance chemistry: the enantiomers of α-, β-, and γ-irones

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
17 Apr 2008
First published
02 Sep 2008

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008,37, 2443-2451

Applications of biocatalysis in fragrance chemistry: the enantiomers of α-, β-, and γ-irones

E. Brenna, C. Fuganti and S. Serra, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2008, 37, 2443 DOI: 10.1039/B801557K

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