Why are the organic componds ,esters, have a sweet smell?

Subject: Why are the organic componds ,esters, have a sweet smell?

Date: Sun Apr 3 11:55:07 2005
Posted by Gary
Grade level: grad (science) School: Wake Technical Community College
City: Raleigh State/Province: NC Country: USA
Area of science: Neuroscience
ID: 1112547307.Ns

Message:


As a professor in chemistry I am asking this question to reply to students in 
my class. What makes the esters low molecular wts. smell so sweet? Structure? 
esters in the air? our olfactory neurons?
Your assistance appreciated
Gary Conner

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