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

Table 2.

Chemical Composition of Clove Essential Oil.

Peak No Compound Retention Time (min) % of Relative Area
1 2-Methylbutane 1.083 4.98
2 Cyclohexane 1.281 1.13
3 Toluene 2.465 0.41
4 5-Methyl-3-hexanol 3.075 0.32
5 D-Limonene 4.744 0.18
6 Copaene 11.742 0.55
7 Caryophyllene 14.394 19.30
8 δ-Cadinene 15.947 0.10
9 Humulene 16.111 2.41
10 (1-Butylhexyl)-benzene 18.075 0.33
11 β-Cadinene 18.300 0.69
12 (1-Propylheptyl)-benzene 18.401 0.28
13 (1-Ethyloctyl)-benzene 18.940 0.34
14 L-Calamenene 20.000 0.19
15 (1-Pentylhexyl)-benzene 20.209 0.35
16 (1-Methylnonyl)-benzene 20.312 0.50
17 (1-Butylheptyl)-benzene 20.370 0.78
18 (1-Propyloctyl)-benzene 20.700 0.69
19 (1-Ethylnonyl)-benzene 21.284 0.86
20 (1-Pentylheptyl)-benzene 22.410 0.60
21 (1-Butyloctyl)-benzene 22.579 0.62
22 (1-Methyldecyl)-benzene 22.639 1.30
23 4,8,8-Trimethyl-2-methylene-4-vinylbicyclo[5.2.0]nonane 22.786 0.15
24 (1-Propylnonyl)-benzene 22.949 0.62
25 Caryophyllene oxide 23.172 0.43
26 (1-Ethyldecyl)-benzene 23.550 0.72
27 (1-Pentyloctyl)-benzene 24.528 0.68
28 (1-Butylnonyl)-benzene 24.737 0.69
29 (1-Methylundecyl)-benzene 24.882 1.12
30 1,2,3,4,4a,7-Hexahydro-1,6-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethyl)naphthalene 24.992 0.09
31 (1-Propyldecyl)-benzene 25.125 0.44
32 (1-Ethylundecyl)-benzene 25.746 0.53
33 Caryophyllene 26.424 0.09
34 4-Methylene-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)-1-vinylcycloheptane 26.708 0.11
35 Eugenol 27.241 36.2
36 2-Isopropyl-5-methyl-9-methylene- bicyclo[4.4.0]dec-1-ene 27.508 0.67
37 Eugenol acetate 28.995 18.71
38 Viridiflorol 30.293 0.12
39 4-(2-Propenyl)-phenol 30.502 0.50
40 Diethyl phthalate 30.756 0.30
41 10,12-Pentacosadiynoic acid 31.022 0.10
42 2',3',4'-Trimethoxyacetophenone 33.474 0.17
43 n-Hexadecanoic acid 40.016 0.38
44 Oleic Acid 43.545 0.28
Total: 100.00