5.69 Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone? HO HO HO HO HO O 400,0 of symmet or a OH HOSTO (-)-Carvone -OH 1-H (+)-Carvone

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5.69 Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are
enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells
like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone?
than a plana)
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HO
HO HO
H00
osses
O=
Datum his
H.
HO
HO HO
Tefur OH
Hie
ane 2000
(-)-Carvone
OH
muistad
Y
(+)-Carvone
HO
yet it pelesses no H
Transcribed Image Text:5.69 Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone? than a plana) HROO HO HO HO H00 osses O= Datum his H. HO HO HO Tefur OH Hie ane 2000 (-)-Carvone OH muistad Y (+)-Carvone HO yet it pelesses no H
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