 Odd-dimensional orthogonal determinant splitting

In odd dimension, the map $A\mapsto (\det A)A$ is a surjective group homomorphism from the orthogonal group to the special orthogonal group, with kernel of a group homomorphism $\{I,-I\}$. Scalar matrices commute, and $\det [(\det A)A]=(\det A{)}^{2m+2}=1$. Together with the determinant sign, it identifies $O(2m+1)$ with the direct product of groups $SO(2m+1)\times C_2$. In even dimension, scalar multiplication by $\det A$ does not repair the determinant, so this construction does not give the same splitting.