Abstract:
In order to investigate the relationship between molecular structures of ambergrisoid compounds and their aroma,the parameters of steric accessibility of oxygen atom(SAO) and methyl functional group(SAM) for 28 decalin-type and non-decalin-type compounds with or without ambergris aroma were calculated with quantum chemistry,and the relationship between the two parameters and ambergris aroma was discussed.The results showed that:1) The SAOs of compounds with ambergris aroma were more than 7Å
2,while those of compounds without the aroma were less than 7Å
2.2) The SAMs of methyl groups between the two cyclohexane cycles in all decalin-type compounds with active ambergris aroma were more than 26Å
2,while the SAMs of compounds without ambergris aroma were less than 26Å
2.