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Published in final edited form as: Behav Neurosci. 2013 Dec;127(6):923–931. doi: 10.1037/a0034839

Table 2.

List of odors used. Odors (μL) were diluted in mineral oil (mL) to a concentration of 0.01 Pa vapor partial pressure. This concentration has been previously shown to be easily detected by mice. Each odor was presented to an individual mouse only once per experimental treatment.

Odor	Quality or Synonym	Formula	vol/vol dilution
Butyl Acetate	Fruity, Diffusive	C₆H₁₂O₂	0.109μL/50mL
Butyl Propionate	Propionic acid n-butylester	C₇H₁₄O₂	0.302μL/50mL
Butyl Butyrate	Butyl butanoate	C₈H₁₆O₂	0.826μL/50mL
Butyle Penatanoate	Butyle valerate	C=H₁₈O=	0.286μL/50mL
Butyl Hexanoate	n-Caproic acid n-Butyl ester	C₁₀H=O₂	0.813μL/50mL
n-Amyl Acetate	Banana	C₇H₁₄O₂	0.361μL/50mL
Hexanal	Hexyl aldehyde	C₆H₁₂O	0.111μL/50mL
Propanoic Acid	Propionic acid	C₃H₆O₂	0.166μL/50mL
Butanoic Acid	Butyric acid	C₄H₈O₂	0.636μL/50mL
Pentanoic Acid	Valeric acid	C₅H₁₀O=	0.225μL/50mL
Octanoic Acid	Caprylic acid	C₈H₁₆O₂	6.871μL/50mL