Irone

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Chemical structures of (−)-cis-γ-irone (top) and (−)-cis-α-irone

Irones are a group of methylionone odorants used in perfumery, derived from iris oil, [1] e.g. orris root. The most commercially important of these are:

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Irones form through slow oxidation of triterpenoids in dried rhizomes of the iris species, Iris pallida . Irones typically have a sweet floral, iris, woody, ionone, odor.

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References

  1. Council of Europe, August 2007 Natural Sources of Flavourings, Volume 2 , p. 103, at Google Books