Fragrance and food industry chemists often need to isolate aromatic molecules for specific applications.

Aromatic Isolates and their role in the Fragrance Industry Ionone (alpha & beta) are two remarkable isolates obtained respectfully from Acacia Farnesiana & Litsea Cubeba. Alpha-ionone molecule Acacia Farnsiana flowers Litsea cubeba fruit 1. If the scent of Alpha-Ionone could be assigned to a colour, it would be violet and if a taste is imagined, it would be similar to those vintage mauve pastel candies that taste like violet. Wild Violets Parma Violets Wild violets possess a very faint...

Oakmoss possesses a damp green earthy aroma that softens pointy herbaceous notes into a dusty hue that I find similar to petrichor.