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. 2014 Mar 20;2014:863019. doi: 10.1155/2014/863019

Table 2.

Retention time, molecular weight and enthalpy of vaporization [31, 32].

Compound Retention time (min) Molecular weight (g/mol) ΔH V
(KJ/mol)
γ-Butyrolactone 15.97 86.04 54.40 ± 0.40
γ-Hexalactone 17.09 114.14 57.20 ± 0.30
γ-Heptalactone (IS) 18.60 128.17 62.30 ± 0.30
Whiskey-lactone I
(trans-whiskey-lactone)
19.73 156.22 48.36
γ-Octalactone 20.31 142.20 66.46 ± 0.40
Whiskey-lactone II
(cis-whiskey-lactone)
20.74 156.22 48.36
γ-Nonalactone 21.67 156.22 70.30 ± 0.20
γ-Decalactone 23.14 170.25 75.60 ± 0.30
3,4-Dimethylphenol (IS) 23.86 122.16 85.70 ± 0.10***
δ-Decalactone 24.01 170.25 74.20 ± 0.25
γ-Undecalactone 24.73 184.28 79.51 ± 0.40

***Enthalpy of sublimation.