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. 2012 Jun 6;32(23):7949–7959. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1413-12.2012

Table 1.

Odorants known to activate dorsal OB in rats and some of their physicochemical properties

Polarity category Odorant Abbreviation P(logKow)* VP (mmHg) MV Density# Polar surface# bp (°C)#
Highly polar 2-hexanone 2hex 1.24 11.60 100.2 0.81 17.1 127
Polar Ethyl butyrate EB 1.85 12.8 116.2 0.87 26.3 120
Methyl valerate MV 1.85 19.10 116.2 0.89 26.3 126
Nonpolar Amyl acetate AA 2.26 5.60 130.2 0.87 26.3 142
o-tolualdehyde tolu 2.26 0.36 120.2 1.04 17.1 200
Highly nonpolar Vinyl cyclohexane VC 3.95 13.40 110.2 0.80 0 128

*Octanol:water partition coefficient, EPI estimate;