Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour podcast

14. The caramel tree

18.10.2012

Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour

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Why the Katsura tree smells of caramel and how analytical techniques have solved the problem of what is responsible for the smell.

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Why the Katsura tree smells of caramel and how analytical techniques have solved the problem of what is responsible for the smell.
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