Odor - The Electronic Nose Artificial Olfaction Technology - page 98

Table 4.6 Odor indices of the common odorous compounds [ 20 ]

Compound Odor index

Acetaldehyde 4,300,000

Acetic acid 15,000

Acetic andydride 12,800

Acetone 720

Acrylic acid 4,210

Allylalcohol 13,800

Allylchloride 17,900

Ammonia 167,300

Benzaldehyde 22,000

Benzene 300

Benzylchloride 28,000

1,3 butadiene 2,530

n-butane 480

n-butanol 120

Sec. Butanol 400

Tert. Butanol 55,900

n-butylacetate 1,200

n-butylamine 395,000

n-butylchloride 6,300

n-butylether 13,400

n-butylmercapton 49,340,000

n-butysulfide 658,000

n-butyric acid 50,000

Carbon disulfide 44,430

Carbon tetrachloride 540

Chlorobenzene 52,600

Chlorobromomethane 350

Chloroform 70

Diethylamine 880,000

Diethylsulfide 14,400,000

Diethylketone 1,900

Dimethylamine 280,000

Dimethylsulfide 2,760,000

Ethane 25,300

Ethanol 11

Ethylacetate 1,900

Ethylene 57,100

Ethylether 1,939,000

Formaldehyde 5,000,000

Hydrogen sulfide 17,000,000

Isobutane 3,000,000

Isobutanol 320

Isobutene 4,640,000

Isobutylacetate 3,300

Methanol 22

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