odors of compounds
all odors are the result of chemical combinations called compounds
the table below lists some compounds and their common odor descriptions
| compound | common odor description |
|---|---|
| acetic acid | vinegar |
| arsenic | garlic, alliaceous |
| benzene | mothballs, gasoline |
| benzeneselenol | repulsive, pungent, characteristic |
| bromine | chemical |
| n-butanol | banana, sweet vodka, window cleaner, rancid alcoholic butter |
| butyl mercaptan | rotten eggs |
| butyric acid / butyrate / butanoic acid | rancid butter, vomit |
| butryic anhydride | rancid butter, vomit |
| cadaverine | rotten flesh |
| camphor | mothballs |
| dl-camphor | cold |
| carbon diselenide | repulsive, pungent, characteristic |
| copentadecalactone | musk |
| cyclotene | burn |
| diallyl sulfide | garlic |
| dimethyl sulfide | garlic, cabbage, gasoline |
| n-dimethylethylamine | ammonia, fish |
| dimethyl disulfide | onion, sulfurous, rotten eggs, garlic |
| dimethyl trisulfide | powerful, sulfurous, rotten eggs, garlic |
| formaldehyde | chemical, suffocating |
| 2-heptanone | banana, fruity |
| geosmin | earthy, dirt after rain, petrichor |
| hydrogen sulfide | sulfurous, rotten eggs |
| indole | fecal, musty, mothballs , jasmine depending on concentration |
| isosyanide | deeply unpleasant |
| isovaleric acid (3-methyl butanoic acid) | strong cheese , putridity |
| lipase | soapy, sour |
| 2-mercaptoethanol | rotten eggs, burnt rubber |
| methanethiol | rotting cabbage |
| methionine | sulfurous, rotten eggs |
| methyl mercaptan | faeces |
| 3-methyl-3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol | strong unpleasant boy odor |
| napthalene | mothballs |
| 2-nonanone | fruity, floral, herbaceous |
| 2-nonenal | greasy, grassy, old people |
| 2-octanone | apple |
| osmium tetroxide | chlorine |
| phenol | sickeningly sweet, tarry, disinfectant |
| phenylmagnesium bromide | pungent ether |
| proline | chlorine, semen |
| propionic acid | vinegar |
| putrescine | rotting flesh |
| pyridine | rotten fish |
| pyrite | sulfurous, rotten eggs |
| l-pyrroline | musk |
| selenidic | decayed horseradish, musty, metallic, dirty diaper |
| selenophenol | highly offensive skunk burning rubber |
| skatole | feces, defecation |
| sulfur | sulfurous, rotten eggs |
| tellurium | garlic |
| thioacetone | diarrhea |
| thiophenol | burning rubber |
| 2,4,6 tribromoanisole (TBA) | musty |
| trans-3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid (TMHA) | skunk, cumin |
| trimethylamine | rotting fish, rotting eggs, garbage, urine |
| tyrosine | cabbage or rancid butter |
| undecanolactone | fruity, peach, apricot |
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