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Table 3.

Chemicals identified in the ethanolic extract of clove flower bud extracts by GC-MS.

Peak no.	RT (min)	Peak area (%)	Molecular formula	Molecular weight (g/mol)	Name of the compound	Functional group	m/z
1	11.322	68.80	C10H12O2	164.20	Eugenol	Allylbenzene	77.10, 103.10, 131.05, 149.05, 164.20
1	11.322	68.80	C10H12O2	164.2011	3-Allyl-6-methoxyphenol (AKA Chavibetol)	Allyl and methoxy group	77.10, 103.10, 131.05, 149.05, 164.20
2	12.751	13.24	C15H24	204.35	Caryophyllene	Bicyclic hydrocarbon	41.10, 79.10, 91.10, 93.10, 133.10
3	14.900	13.56	C12H14O3	206.24	Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-, acetate (acetyleugenol)	Benzoate ester	91.10, 131.05, 133.05, 149.05, 164.20
3	14.900	13.56	C12H14O3	206.241	3-Allyl-6-methoxyphenyl acetate	Acetate, methoxy and allyl group	91.10, 131.05, 133.05, 149.05, 164.20
4	27.528	3.10	C₂₄H₃₈O₄	390.564	Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	Phthalates	57.10, 71.10, 149, 167, 279.10