Table 1.
Chemical composition of Alchornea cordifolia fruit essential oil.
| RI a | RI b | Compound c,d | Area % | QI e % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 855 | 854 | (E)-2-Hexenal | 1.7 | 97 |
| 940 | 939 | α-Pinene | 0.5 | 95 |
| 982 | 978 | 1-Octen-3-ol | 2.0 | 89 |
| 1003 | 1005 | α-Phellandrene | 7.4 | 94 |
| 1023 | 1026 | p-Cymene | 3.6 | 95 |
| 1031 | 1033 | 1,8-Cineole | 5.5 | 98 |
| 1086 | 1088 | Terpinolene | 5.7 | 98 |
| 1111 | 1111 | (Z)-Rose oxide | 0.6 | 93 |
| 1194 | 1190 | Methyl salicylate | 25.3 | 95 |
| 1221 | 1228 | Nerol | 0.8 | 96 |
| 1229 | 1228 | Citronellol | 21.4 | 97 |
| 1244 | 1240 | Neral | 0.7 | 96 |
| 1247 | - | Isogeraniol | 1.6 | 94 |
| 1258 | 1255 | Geraniol | 1.9 | 91 |
| 1272 | 1270 | Geranial | 1.0 | 95 |
| 1375 | 1376 | α-Copaene | 0.9 | 99 |
| 1385 | 1380 | (E)-β-Damascenone | 2.0 | 96 |
| 1392 | 1391 | β-Elemene | 0.4 | 95 |
| 1405 | - | Geosmin | 1.0 | 95 |
| 1408 | 1409 | α-Gurjunene | 0.3 | 99 |
| 1418 | 1418 | β-Caryophyllene | 2.8 | 99 |
| 1428 | 1426 | α-(E)-Ionone | 0.2 | 97 |
| 1452 | 1454 | α-Humulene | 3.0 | 99 |
| 1459 | 1461 | Alloaromadendrene | 0.3 | 99 |
| 1480 | 1480 | Germacrene D | 0.4 | 97 |
| 1484 | 1485 | β-Selinene | 0.7 | 99 |
| 1495 | 1494 | Bicyclogermacrene | 0.4 | 93 |
| 1509 | 1508 | (E,E)-α-Farnesene | 0.3 | 89 |
| 1523 | 1524 | δ-Cadinene | 0.9 | 99 |
| 1541 | 1542 | α-Calacorene | 0.2 | 98 |
| 1564 | 1564 | (E)-Nerolidol | 0.6 | 87 |
| 1579 | 1581 | Caryophyllene oxide | 1.1 | 98 |
| 1585 | 1583 | (E)-2-Hexenyl benzoate | 0.9 | 97 |
| 1617 | 1619 | 10-epi-γ-Eudesmol | 0.5 | 98 |
| 1628 | 1627 | 1-epi-Cubenol | 0.3 | 90 |
| 1642 | 1642 | Cubenol | 0.2 | 93 |
| 1683 | 1683 | α-Bisabolol | 0.3 | 94 |
| 1759 | 1762 | Benzyl benzoate | 0.3 | 96 |
a RI, calculated retention indices; b RI, retention index from literature; c Order of elution on HP-5ms capillary column; d Identification by comparison of the mass spectral and retention index data; e QI, “quality index”, reflects the fit comparison of experimental mass spectrum and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) library spectrum.