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. 2023 Nov 1;28(21):7378. doi: 10.3390/molecules28217378

Table 1.

Chemical components of star anise essential oil.

No. Chemical Constituents MF References
1 2-acetonylcylohexanone C9H14O2 [46]
2 limonene C10Hl6 [46]
3 γ-terpinen C10Hl6 [46]
4 β-linalool C10H18O [46]
5 spiro [4.5] dec-1-ene C10Hl6 [46]
6 1-terpinen-4-ol C10H18O [46]
7 3-undecyne C11H20 [46]
8 p-allylanisole C10H12O [46]
9 p-cumic aldehyde C10H12O [46]
10 propanal, 2-methyl-3-phenyl C10H12O [46]
11 trans-anethole C10H12O [46]
12 benzaldehyde, 3-methoxy C8H8O2 [46]
13 p-anisaldehyde C8H8O2 [46]
14 anethole C10H12O [46]
15 anisold methyl ester C9H10O3 [46]
16 anisyl aceton C10H12O2 [46]
17 acetic acid, geraniol ester C12H20O2 [46]
18 copaene C15H24 [46]
19 iso-caryophyllene C15H24 [46]
20 caryophyllene C15H24 [46]
21 2-norpinene,2,6-d C15H24 [46]
22 β-famesene C15H24 [46]
23 benzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-propenyl) C11H14O2 [46]
24 benzenemethanol, 2-(2-aminopropoxy)-3-methyl C11H17NO2 [46]
25 bicyclo [3,1,1] hept-2-ene, 2-ethanol, 6,6-dimethyl C11H18O2 [46]
26 bicyclo [3,1,1] hept-2-ene, 2,6-dimethyl-6-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl) C15H24 [46]
27 γ-elermene C15H24 [46]
28 α-famesene C15H24 [46]
29 cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(5-methyl-l-methylene-4-hexenyl) C15H24 [46]
30 germacrene D C15H24 [46]
31 phenylethanolamine C8H11NO [46]
32 acethydrazide C2H6N2O [46]
33 surfynol 102 C12H22O2 [46]
34 p-anisoin C16H16O4 [46]
35 trans-nerolidol C15H26O [46]
36 1-(3-methyl-2-butenoxy)-4-(1-propenyl) benzene C14H18O [46]
37 bicyclo [2,2,1] heptane-2,3-dione, 6-(acetyloxy)-1,5,5-trimethyl, endo C12H16O4 [46]
38 hydrazinecarboxylic acid, ethyl ester C3H8N2O2 [46]
39 propanoic acid, 2-methyl, 3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadienyl ester(E) C14H24O2 [46]
40 p-allylphen C9H10O [46]
41 hexyl oleate C24H46O2 [46]
42 α-pinene C10H16 [47]
43 cyclotetrasiloxane, octamethyl- C8H24O4Si4 [47]
44 myrcene C10H16 [47]
45 α-phellandrene C10H16 [47]
46 δ-3-carene C10H16 [47]
47 sabinene C10 H16 [47]
48 1,8-cineole C10H18O [47]
49 linalool C10H18O [47]
50 L-menthone C10H18O [47]
51 4-terpineol C10H18O [47]
52 estragole C10H12O [47]
53 benzene, 1-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)- C10H12O [47]
54 trans-ciminnamaldehyde C9H8O [47]
55 β-caryophyllene C15H24 [47]
56 trans-α-bergamotene C15H24 [47]
57 iso-caryophillene C15H24 [48]
58 β-pinene C10Hl6 [48]
59 β-myrcene C10Hl6 [48]
60 Δ3-carene C10Hl6 [48]
61 iso-terpinene C10Hl6 [48]
62 p-cymene C10Hl4 [48]
63 ocimene C10Hl6 [48]
64 α-terpineol C10H12O [48]
65 cis-anethole C10H12O [48]
66 anisaldehyde C8H8O2 [48]
67 α-copaene C15H24 [48]
68 anisketone C10H12O2 [48]
69 elemene C15H24 [48]
70 α-bergamotene C15H24 [48]
71 (Z, E)-α-famesene C15H24 [48]
72 (E, E)-α-famesene C15H24 [48]
73 humulene C15H24 [48]
74 methyl isoeugenol C11H14O2 [48]
75 geranyl valerate C15H26O2 [48]
76 β-bisabolene C15H24 [48]
77 β-cadinene C15H24 [48]
78 feniculine C14H18O [48]
79 cayopyllene oxide C15H26O [48]
80 α-cadinol C15H26O [48]
81 2,6,10-trimethyltetradecane C17H36 [48]
82 1-methoxy-4-(1-methyl-2-propenyl) benzene C11H14O [48]
83 1-(3-methyl-2-butenoxy)-4-(1-propenyl) benzene C14H18O [48]
84 hexadecanoic acid C16H32O2 [48]
85 octadeca-9C,12C,15C trienoic acid C18H30O2 [48]
86 octadeca-9C,12C dienoic acid C18H30O2 [48]
87 octadeca-9C-enoic acid C18H34O2 [48]
88 octadecanoic acid C18H36O [48]
89 camphene C10H16 [49]
90 α-fenchene C10H16 [49]
91 eucalyptol C10H8O [49]
92 1R-α-pinene C10H16 [49]
93 terpinolene C10H16 [49]
94 cis-linalool oxide C10H18O2 [49]
95 2,4-dimethylanisole C9H12O [49]
96 fenchyl acetate C12H20O2 [49]
97 2,5-dimethyl-3-viny-1,4-hexadiene C10H6 [49]
98 α-bisabolene C15H24 [49]
99 α-cedrene C15H24 [49]
100 terpinen-4-ol C10H18 [49]
101 dihydro anethol C10H14O [49]
102 iso-boenyl fomate C11H8O2 [49]
103 γ-muurolene C15H24 [49]
104 α-himachalene C15H24 [49]
105 geimacrene D C15H24 [49]
106 2,3,4,5,6-pentmethylbenzaldehyde C12H16O [49]
107 benzalacetone C10H10O [49]
108 cubenol C15H26O [49]
109 1,2,8,9-diepoxy-p-menthane C10H16O2 [49]
110 caryophyllene oxide C15H24O [49]
111 cis-α-santalol C15H24O [49]
112 anisic aldehyde C8H8O2 [49]
113 germacrene D-4-ol C15H26O [49]
114 α-guaiene C15H24 [49]
115 methyl p-anisate C9H10O3 [49]
116 iso-anethole C10H12O [49]
117 Z-α-trans-bergamotol C15H24O [49]
118 spathulenol C15H24O [49]
119 acetylanisole C9H10O2 [49]
120 cinnamyl acetate C11H12O2 [49]
121 p-acetonyl anisole C10H12O2 [49]
122 tau-cadinol C15H26O2 [49]
123 p-methoxypropiophencne C10H12O2 [49]
124 muurolol C15H26O [49]
125 2-methoxy-α-methyl-benzeneenthanol C10H14O2 [49]
126 foeniculine C14H8O [49]
127 cinnamylalcohol C9H10O [49]
128 4-methoxy-benzenepropanol C10H14O2 [49]
129 7-isopropyl-1,4,4a-trimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10a-octaphydrophenanthrene C20H30 [49]
130 acetocumene C12H8 [49]
131 3-methoxycinnamaldehyde C10H10O2 [49]
132 methylp-methoxycinnamate C11H13O3 [49]
133 ethylp-methoxycinnamate C12H5O3 [49]
134 1,5,5-trimethyl-6-acetymethyl-cyclohexene C12H20O [49]
135 anisic alcohol C8H10O2 [49]
136 iso-eugenol C10H12O2 [49]
137 oleic acid C18H34O2 [49]
138 β-phellandrene C10H16 [50]
139 1,4-cineole C10H18O [51]
140 terpinen-1-ol C10H18O [10]
141 γ-terpinene C10H16 [50]
142 α-terpinene C10H16 [10]
143 γ-terpineol C10H18O [50]
144 geraniol C10H18O [52]
145 cis-β-ocimene C10H16 [50]
146 trans-β-ocimene C10H16 [50]
147 borneol C10H18O [50]
148 δ-elemene C15H24 [50]
149 β-elemene C15H24 [50]
150 geranyl acetate C12H20O2 [50]
151 p-anisic acid methyl ester C9H10O3 [50]
152 δ-cadinene C15H24 [50]
153 α-cubebene C15H24 [53]
154 anisylacetone C11H14O2 [7]
155 α-muurolene C15H24 [7]
156 carryophyllene oxide C15H24O [53]
157 trans-chalcone C15H12O [54,55]
158 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde C8H8O2 [54,55]