Chemistry for Valentine’s Day

Chemistry for Valentine’s Day

Author: ChemistryViews

The red rose remains the most popular flower to give on Valentine’s Day and chocolate is always a good idea. In both there is also much fascinating chemistry involved.

 

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The scent of a rose is majorly influenced by (–)-cis-rose oxide:

(-)-cis-rose oxid

Other compounds include β-damascenone beta-damascone

β-ionone

beta-ionone

geraniol, nerol, (–)-citro- nellol, farnesol, and linalool.

 


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