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. 2026 Feb 26;16:7728. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38114-5

Table 1.

Chemical Composition of Egyptian Valencia Orange Peel Essential Oil.

Peak No Compound Retention Time (min) % of Relative Area
1 Pentane 1.083 5.04
2 Hexyl-8-chlorooctylsebacate 1.117 0.08
3 Cyclohexane 1.279 2.03
4 Acetone 1.417 1.45
5 2-Butanone 1.631 1.71
6 1,3,5,7-Cyclooctatetraene 1.750 0.43
7 Benzene 1.800 0.17
8 α-Pinene 2.264 0.29
9 Toluene 2.408 0.70
10 2-Hexanone 2.876 0.27
11 2-Methyl-2-pentanol 3.063 0.59
12 3-Methyl-3-pentanol 3.284 0.22
13 ( +)-Sabinene 3.408 0.08
14 3-Carene 3.818 0.10
15 β-Myrcene 4.121 1.41
16 D-Limonene 4.763 63.25
17 β-Phellandrene 4.906 0.40
18 Octanal 6.827 0.08
19 Decanal 12.133 0.16
20 β-Linalool 13.522 0.61
21 1-Octanol 13.728 0.10
22 Caryophyllene 14.330 0.10
23 L-Terpinen-4-ol 14.685 0.10
24 L-α-Terpineol 17.038 0.51
25 Eremophila-1(10),11-diene 17.296 0.13
26 α-Citral 17.827 0.06
27 (1-Butylhexyl)-benzene 18.068 0.47
28 γ-Muurolene 18.295 0.09
29 (1-Propylheptyl)-benzene 18.392 0.42
30 (1-Ethyloctyl)-benzene 18.931 0.53
31 (1-Pentylhexyl)-benzene 20.198 0.54
32 (1-Methylnonyl)-benzene 20.302 0.76
33 (1-Butylheptyl)-benzene 20.359 1.15
34 (1-Propyloctyl)-benzene 20.688 1.04
35 (1-Ethylnonyl)-benzene 21.272 1.31
36 Hexadecane 21.817 0.08
37 (1-Pentylheptyl)-benzene 22.393 0.93
38 (1-Butyloctyl)-benzene 22.560 0.96
39 (1-Methyldecyl)-benzene 22.622 1.88
40 (1-Propylnonyl)-benzene 22.928 0.90
41 (1-Ethyldecyl)-benzene 23.527 1.06
42 Octadecane 23.959 0.06
43 (1-Pentyloctyl)-benzene 24.498 1.04
44 (1-Butylnonyl)-benzene 24.708 0.71
45 (1-Methylundecyl)-benzene 24.851 1.63
46 (1-Propyldecyl)-benzene 25.092 0.69
47 (1-Ethylundecyl)-benzene 25.703 0.83
48 (1-Methyldodecyl)-benzene 26.995 1.30
49 Eugenol 27.194 0.11
50 DEHA (Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate) 38.766 0.40
51 12-Crown-4 43.317 0.06
52 Estragole 47.571 0.30
53 3,7-Dimethyl-1,7-octanediol 48.467 0.12
54 Tetradecyl-oxirane 48.974 0.56
Total: 100.00