Ravid, U., Department of Medicinal, Spice and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Bassat, M., Department of Medicinal, Spice and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Putievsky, E., Department of Medicinal, Spice and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Weinstein, V., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel
Ikan, R., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel
Bassat, M., Department of Medicinal, Spice and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Putievsky, E., Department of Medicinal, Spice and Aromatic Plants, Agricultural Research Organization, Newe Ya'ar, Haifa, 31-999, Israel
Weinstein, V., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel
Ikan, R., Department of Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Laboratory, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91-904, Israel
Optically pure (S)‐(+)‐carvone was isolated from the essential oils of the fruits of caraway and dill. Optically pure (R)‐(−)‐carvone was isolated from the essential oils of the leaves of spearmint and Mentha longifolia. Determination of the enantiomeric purity of the natural flavour was performed by 1H‐NMR spectroscopy using a chiral lanthanide shift reagent, Eu(hfc)3. Copyright © 1987 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
