Question

Like carvone, the two enantiomers of celery ketone smell differently. The R enantiomer smells like celery leaves, whereas the S enantiomer smells like licorice. Draw each enantiomer and assign its odor.

Short answer

Smells like celery leaves

Smells like licorice

Step-by-step solution

Definition of enantiomers

Enantiomers are the two stereoisomers of a compound which are the non-superimposable mirror images of each other. The enantiomers of a compound have the same physical properties, such as melting points, boiling points, and solubility.

Both the enantiomers of a compound are able to rotate the plane-polarized light to the same extent but in opposite directions.

Enantiomers of celery ketone

The celery ketone has two enantiomers R and S. The structures of the enantiomers are shown below:

Smells like celery leaves

Smells like licorice