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. 2017 Oct 23;55(1):265–277. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2935-7

Table 2.

Retention time and characteristic mass fragment ion of volatile compounds from eb-MPH

No. Compounds Retention time (min) RIa Relative peak area (%) Fragment ion (m/z)
Compounds Standard ion spectrum from databasec
1 3-Methyl-butanal 2.052 643 41.26 39(50)b, 41(100), 42(18), 44(85), 45(15), 57(37), 58(60), 86(10) 39(50), 41(98), 42(17), 44(100), 45(12), 57(24), 58(50), 86(9)
2 2-Heptanone 5.946 853 4.74 39(11), 43(100), 58(60), 59(10), 71(20), 114(14) 39(10), 43(100), 58(55), 59(9), 71(25), 114(12)
3 2-Pentyl-furan 7.153 951 2.17 39(16), 41(16), 43(7), 53(25), 81(100), 82(28), 95(19), 109(15), 123(7), 138(25) 39(16), 41(16), 43(7), 53(25), 81(100), 82(37), 95(19), 109(15), 123(7) 138(18)
4 3-Hydroxy-2-butanone 8.875 994 1.43 42(7), 43(80), 44(10), 45(100), 73(7), 88(12) 42(8), 43(88), 44(5), 45(100), 73(5), 88(8)
5 2-Ethyl-5-methyl-pyrazine 10.233 1002 6.04 39(20), 40(5), 43(24), 52(6), 53(8), 54(3), 56(25), 79(8), 85(7), 94(20), 121(100), 122(68) 39(28), 40(8), 43(25), 52(6), 53(8), 54(9), 56(23), 79(8), 85(5), 94(15), 121(100), 122(67)
6 Trimethyl-pyrazine 12.604 1035 0.39 39(28), 40(13), 42(40), 52(7), 53(12), 54(10), 81(15), 122(95) 39(28), 40(13), 42(27), 52(6), 53(7), 54(9), 81(13), 122(75)
7 Acetic acid 14.768 1079 1.72 41(6), 42(23), 43(100), 45(98), 60(70), 61(4) 41(6), 42(24), 43(93), 45(94), 60(71), 61(2)
8 Furfural 17.151 1103 22.80 38(12), 39(47), 42(4), 67(8), 95(92), 96(100), 97(5) 38(14), 39(67), 42(5), 67(6), 95(89), 96(100), 97(6)
9 Benzaldehyde 18.391 1136 6.04 39(8), 50(25), 51(30), 52(12), 74(10), 77(82), 78(20), 104(97), 105(97) 39(10), 50(30), 51(50), 52(17), 74(15), 77(98), 78(16), 104(100), 105(97)
10 2,3-Butanediol 21.546 1178 3.74 43(17), 44(6), 45(100), 46(4), 47(8), 57(10), 90(2) 43(17), 44(5), 45(100), 46(4), 47(4), 57(10), 90(2)
11 Benzeneacetaldehyde 22.877 1211 3.64 51(10), 63(12), 65(20), 91(100), 92(34), 120(24) 51(9), 63(10), 65(25), 91(100), 92(26), 120(16)
12 3-Methyl-butanoic acid 24.626 1281 0.35 39(23), 41(44), 42(12), 43(28), 45(25), 60(100), 87(28), 102(2) 39(13), 41(33), 42(7), 43(32), 45(16), 60(100), 87(17), 102(2)
13 3-Methylthio-1-propanol 25.354 1299 0.58 41(23), 47(31), 48(22), 49(23), 57(50), 61(48), 73(29), 106(100) 41(30), 47(35), 48(33), 49(35), 57(58), 61(75), 73(24), 106(100)
14 Pentanoic acid 26.949 1368 1.82 39(12), 41(22), 42(12), 43(10), 45(14), 60(100), 73(50), 102(2) 39(12), 41(21), 42(12), 43(17), 45(14), 60(100), 73(34), 102(2)
15 Benzene-ethanol 30.828 1437 1.06 39(8), 63(8), 65(19), 77(8), 91(100), 92(48), 122(30) 39(1), 63(7), 65(23), 77(5), 91(100), 92(56), 122(32)
16 Quinoline 34.164 1525 0.71 51(7), 75(4), 77(9), 101(5), 129(100) 51(7), 75(5), 77(10), 101(8), 129(100)
17 Pyrrorole-2-carboxaldehyde 34.700 1588 0.87 37(8), 38(12), 39(34), 40(9), 66(45), 94(61), 95(100) 37(5), 38(11), 39(31), 40(7), 66(48), 94(55), 95(100)
18 2-Pyrrolidinone 35.439 1643 0.27 39(15), 41(62), 42(48), 43(25), 55(10), 56(12), 85(97), 86(4) 39(10), 41(69), 42(70), 43(30), 55(5), 56(9), 85(100), 86(7)
19 2-Methoxy-4-vinylphenol 40.698 1792 0.37 39(12), 51(15), 77(45), 78(10), 79(15), 107(50), 135(95), 150(97) 39(21), 51(29), 77(67), 78(17), 79(24), 107(67), 135(100), 150(97)

aRI (retention index) calculated with a DB-Wax stationary phase using a series of alkanes between C8 and C20

bNumber in brackets are the abundance (%) of fragment ion

cStandard ion spectrum from Wiley 275 and the NIST library database