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The constituents of the neutral volatiles in air-cured Burley tobacco were studied, and the following 19 substances were newly added to our lists:

1. 6-Methyl-6,9-oxidonon-4-en-2-ol

2. 5-Isopropylnon-3-en-2,8-dioI

3. 5-Isopropylnonan-2,8-diol

4. 3,3,5-Trimethyl-8-isopropyl-4,9-dioxabicyclo-[3.3.1]nonan-2-oI

5. 2-(1-Methyl-4-isopropyl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]-octan-6-yl)propan-2-ol

6. 3-Oxoactinidol

7. 5-Isopropyl-7-(2-methyltetrahydrofur-2-yl)hept-6-en-2-ol

8. O-Methyl acetophenone

9. 1,5,5-Trimethyl-9-oxabicyclo[4.3.0]nonan-3-one

10. 4-(3-Hydroxybutylidene)-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one

11. (1-Methyl-4-isopropyl-7,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]-octan-6-yl)methyl ketone

12. 6,10-Dimethyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)spiro[4.5]dec-6-en-8-one (solavetivone)

13. 5-Isopropyl-7-(2-methyltetrahydrofur-2-yl)hept-6-en-2-one

14. 4-Ethyl-4-methylbutan-4-olide

15. Phthalide

16. Hydroxydihydrobovolide

17. 1,2-Dimethoxy benzene

18. o-Anisidine

19. Methylanthranilate

A large number of identified compounds may be viewed as degradation products of carotenoids and thunberganoids. These compounds have a characteristic aroma and are thought to be key flavour components in the essential oils of tobacco. The presence of any labdanoid hydrocarbons or their oxygenated products was not recognized in our Burley tobacco extract. Burley tobacco is thought to be deficient in labdanoid compounds.

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