Subject area	Chemistry
More specific subject area	Spectroscopic studies for structural elucidation of plant wax
Type of data	Figure and table
How data was acquired	FTIR: Perkin Elmer–Spectrum RX-I FTIR
	GC–MS: 7890B Gas chromatograph coupled with 5977A mass spectrometer, equipped with electron impact (EI) and quadrupole analyser (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA).
Data format	Analyzed
Experimental factors	a)Isolation, purification and saponification of wax b)Preparation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) for GC–MS analysis c)FTIR analysis of wax and hydrolysed fatty acids d)Separation, Identification and mass fragmentation analysis of fatty acid methyl esters
Experimental features	Wax was isolated from Pinus roxburghii needles.
	Isolated wax was saponified and its fatty acid methyl esters were prepared. The FTIR and GC–MS data was recorded and results were interpreted.
Data source location	Dehradun, India
Data accessibility	Data is included in this article