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. 2012 May 28;7(2):50–55.

Table 1. Chemical Composition of Cuminum cyminum L. Essential Oil From Alborz Mountain of Iran.

No. Alborz mountain RIa %b
1 Isobutyl isobutyrate 892 0.8
2 α-Thujene 922 0.3
3 α-Pinene 931 29.2
4 Sabinene 971 0.6
5 Myrcene 981 0.2
6 p-Cymene 1013 0.3
7 Limonene 1025 21.7
8 1, 8-Cineole 1028 18.1
9 γ-Terpinene 1051 0.6
10 Terpinolene 1082 0.3
11 Linalool 1089 10.5
12 α -Campholenal 1122 0.03
13 trans-Pinocarveole 1130 0.07
14 δ-Terpineole 1154 0.09
15 Terpinene-4-ol 1169 0.5
16 α-Terpineole 1180 3.17
17 trans-Carveole 1213 0.4
18 cis-Carveole 1217 0.07
19 Geraniol 1242 1.1
20 Linalyl acetate 1248 4.8
21 Methyl geranate 1310 0.2
22 α-Terpinyl acetate 1342 1.3
23 Neryl acetate 1351 0.09
24 Methyl eugenol 1369 1.6
25 β-Caryophyllene 1430 0.2
26 Spathulenol 1562 0.07
27 Humulene epoxide II 1608 0.08
28 Acetocyclohexane dione (2) 1704 0.4

aRetention Index Relative to n-alkane Series on the DB-5 Column.

bPercentage Composition of the C. cyminum L. Essential Oil.