Table 1.
Retention times, the Kovats index (KI), and characteristic ions of 26 terpenes in hybrid Cannabis species.
| Elution Order | Compound Name | M.W | RT (Min) |
KI calc. | KI Ref | Characteristic Ions m/z
(Relative Abundance%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α-Pinene | 136 | 6.06 | 935 | 936 | 136 (10), 121 (15), 105 (10), 93 (100), 91 (40), 79 (25), 77 (30) |
| 2 | β-Pinene | 136 | 7.13 | 981 | 978 | 136 (10), 121 (15), 93 (100), 91 (25), 79 (20), 77 (20), 69 (25) |
| 3 | Myrcene | 136 | 7.32 | 989 | 989 | 136 (5), 121 (5), 93 (100), 91 (25), 79 (15), 77 (15), 69 (70), 41 (75) |
| 4 | Limonene | 136 | 8.42 | 1031 | 1030 | 136 (25), 121 (25), 107 (25), 93 (75), 79 (35), 68 (100), 67 (70) |
| 5 | Eucalyptol | 154 | 8.53 | 1035 | 1032 | 154 (70), 139 (60), 125 (15), 111 (80), 93 (60), 81 (90), 71 (70), 55 (40), 43 (100) |
| 6 | E-β-Ocimene | 136 | 8.82 | 1046 | 1048 | 136 (5), 121 (20), 105 (20), 93 (100), 91 (45), 80 (35), 79 (40) |
| 7 | γ-Terpinene | 136 | 9.19 | 1060 | 1060 | 136 (40), 119 (50), 105 (15), 93 (100), 77 (35), 91 (60) |
| 8 | Z-Sabinene hydrate | 154 | 9.53 | 1072 | 1067 | 154 (5), 136 (25), 121 (25), 111 (15), 93 (100), 77 (35), 43 (25) |
| 9 | β-Caryophyllene | 204 | 19.13 | 1426 | 1420 | 204 (10), 189 (25), 175 (15), 161 (45), 147 (30), 133 (95), 120 (45), 105 (60), 93 (100), 79 (75) |
| 10 | trans-α-Bergamotene | 204 | 19.37 | 1435 | 1435 | 204 (5), 189 (5), 161 (5), 119 (100), 107 (30), 93 (95), 79 (25), 69 (35) |
| 11 | α-Guaiene | 204 | 19.45 | 1438 | 1440 | 204 (55), 189 (35), 161 (25), 147 (90), 133 (65), 119 (45), 105 (100), 93 (75), 79 (60), |
| 12 | E-β-Farnesene | 204 | 19.81 | 1453 | 1456 | 204 (5), 189 (5), 161 (15), 133 (30), 120 (25), 107 (10), 93 (65), 79 (25), 69 (100) |
| 13 | α-Humulene | 204 | 20.02 | 1461 | 1453 | 204 (10), 189 (5), 161 (5), 147 (20), 121 (40), 107 (15), 93 (100), 80 (30), 67 (10) |
| 14 | Alloaromadrene | 204 | 20.12 | 1465 | 1460 | 204 (45), 189 (35), 175 (10), 161 (100), 147 (50), 133 (70), 119 (60), 105 (90), 91 (100) |
| 15 | β-Selinene | 204 | 20.85 | 1494 | 1486 | 204 (70), 189 (60), 175 (30), 161 (65), 147 (50), 133 (50), 121 (60), 105 (100), 93 (90) |
| 16 | α-Selinene | 204 | 21.01 | 1500 | 1493 | 204 (50), 189 (100),175 (30), 161 (35), 133 (50), 121 (25), 107 (55), 93 (55) |
| 17 | Z,E-α-Farnesene | 204 | 21.10 | 1504 | 1504 | 204 (5), 161 (10),135 (10), 123 (35), 119 (50), 107 (50), 93 (100), 79 (45), 69 (50) |
| 18 | β-Bisabolene | 204 | 21.23 | 1509 | 1508 | 204 (20), 189 (5), 161 (20), 133 (10), 119 (25), 109 (30), 93 (85), 79 (35), 69 (100) |
| 19 | β-sesquiphellandrene | 204 | 21.62 | 1526 | 1524 | 204 (30), 189 (5), 161 (60), 133 (40), 120 (30), 109 (30), 93 (70), 69 (100) |
| 20 | E-α-Bisabolene | 204 | 22.00 | 1542 | 1540 | 204 (20), 189 (5), 161 (5), 147 (5), 136 (10), 119 (30), 109 (25), 93 (100), 78 (25) |
| 21 | Selina-3,7(11)-diene | 204 | 22.11 | 1546 | 1541 | 204 (55), 189 (25), 161 (100), 133 (20), 122 (60), 107 (50), 91 (30), 81 (20) |
| 22 | Caryophyllene oxide | 222 | 23.10 | 1587 | 1581 | 205 (10), 202 (20), 187 (40), 161 (35), 149 (30), 133 (45), 119 (40), 105 (65), 91 (100), 79 (85) |
| 23 | Guaiol | 222 | 23.38 | 1599 | 1597 | 222 (5), 204 (25), 189 (25), 161 (100), 147 (20), 133 (25), 119 (25), 105 (60), 91 (50) |
| 24 | γ-Eudesmol | 222 | 24.04 | 1629 | 1631 | 222 (5), 204 (60), 189 (100), 161 (80), 147 (25), 133 (60), 119 (20), 105 (45), 91 (50) |
| 25 | Bulnesol | 222 | 24.96 | 1669 | 1666 | 222 (5), 204 (30), 189 (35), 161 (55), 147 (25), 135 (75), 119 (45), 107 (100), 93 (85), |
| 26 | α-Bisabolol | 222 | 25.38 | 1688 | 1683 | 204 (30), 189 (5), 161 (20), 135 (10), 119 (90), 109 (95), 93 (85), 79 (40), 69 (100) |