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No, the refrigerant is odorless but the oil lubricant might smell a little. Typically, if there is an odor associated witht the AC system it's caused by mould build-up in the evaporater coils. That can happen if the AC is run in a humid area and the AC is always or almost always run in "recirculate" mode. When the air is constantly recirculated the mould builds up. Outside air can help prevent the odor, but won't necessarily stop it once it's started.
For future reference, you should use the "recirculate" or "Max" setting only when you first start the car and it's really hot and you're trying to get it down to a tolerable temperature, then switch over to normal.

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