Andreas Herrmann 
The Chemistry and Biology of Volatiles 

‘Coming to a conclusion, this wonderful, informative and very
interesting book presents an excellent overview of small volatile
organic compounds and their role in our life and environment.
Really fascinating is the entirety of scientific disciplines which
were addressed by this book.’ -Flavour and Fragrance
Journal, 2011

‘… this book deserves to be a well-used reference in
the library of any laboratory specialising in VOC’.
-Chemistry World, 2011

Volatile compounds are molecules with a relatively low molecular
weight allowing for an efficient evaporation into the air. They are
found in many areas of our everyday-life: they are responsible for
the communication between species such as plants, insects or
mammals; they serve as flavours or fragrances in many food products
or perfumed consumer articles; and they play an important role in
atmospheric chemistry.

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to volatile
molecules. Review-style introductions to the main topics in
volatile chemistry and biology are provided by international
experts, building into a broad overview of this fascinating
field.

Topics covered include:

* The structural variety of volatile compounds

* Biogeneration of volatiles

* Synthesis of natural and non-natural volatiles

* Analysis of volatiles

* Volatile compounds as semiochemicals in plant-plant or
plant-insect interactions

* Volatiles in pest control

* Pheromones and the influence of volatiles on mammals

* Olfaction and human perception

* Volatiles as fragrances

* The generation of flavours and food aroma compounds

* Stabilisation and controlled release of volatiles

* The impact of volatiles on the environment and the
atmosphere

Содержание

Chapter 1: Volatiles — An Interdisciplinary Approach

A. Herrmann

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 2: Biosynthesis and Emission of Isoprene, Methylbutanol and Other Volatile Plant Isoprenoids

H. K. Lichtenthaler

(Botanisches Institut, Universität Karlsruhe)

Chapter 3: Analysis of the Plant Volatile Fraction

P. Rubiolo, B. Sgorbini, E. Liberto, C. Cordero, C. Bicchi* (Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Torino)

Chapter 4: Plant Volatile Signalling: Multitrophic Interactions in the Headspace

A. Kessler*, K. Morrell

(Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca)

Chapter 5: Pheromones in Chemical Communication

K. Mori

(The University of Tokyo)

Chapter 6: Use of Volatiles in Pest Control

J. R. M. Thacker*, M. R. Train

(Biological Sciences, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley)

Chapter 7: Challenges in the Synthesis of Natural and Non-Natural Volatiles

A. A. Birkbeck

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 8: The Biosynthesis of Volatile Sulphur Flavour Compounds

M. G. Jones

(School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool)

Chapter 9: Thermal Generation of Aroma-Active Volatiles in Food

C. Cerny

(Firmenich SA, Meyrin)

Chapter 10: Human Olfactory Perception

A. Gelperin

(Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, and Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University)

Chapter 11: Perfumery — The Wizardry of Volatile Molecules

C. Laudamiel

(New York)

Chapter 12: Microencapsulation Techniques for Food Flavour

Y. Byun, Y. T. Kim, K. G. H. Desai, H. J. Park* (Department of Packaging Science, Clemson University and Department of Food Technology, Korea University Seoul)

Chapter 13: Profragrances and Properfumes

A. Herrmann

(Firmenich SA, Genève)

Chapter 14: Reactions of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere

R. K. Monson

(Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado)

Об авторе

Dr. Andreas Herrmann is a research chemist at Firmenich SA, an international flavour and fragrance company, in Genève (Switzerland), working on the development of new fragrance delivery systems. He has published a series of research papers on the chemical release of volatiles under mild reaction conditions. He is the author or co-author of about 30 scientific publications and 10 international patent applications.