Ester smells
The smells of fruits are due to the presence of complicated mixtures of chemicals, (not always just esters) rather than solely one ester, but individual esters are often important components in this.
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Ester smellsThe smells of fruits are due to the presence of complicated mixtures of chemicals, (not always just esters) rather than solely one ester, but individual esters are often important components in this. |
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Esters of aromatic acids also have characteristic smells
Though the size of the molecules varies, it seems that the presence of the COO group is vital to the kind of smell.