Table 1.
Chromatographic retention time (RT), possible identity, molecular weight (MW), and the aromatic note of the compounds identified in the headspace of bitter orange essential oil (EO).
| No. | RT | Compounds * | Aromatic Note of EO | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.99 | ND | - | - |
| 2 | 5.17 | ND | - | - |
| 3 | 6.95 | α-pinene | Floral | 136.24 |
| 4 | 8.27 | β-pinene | Green | 136.24 |
| 5 | 8.41 | ND | - | - |
| 6 | 8.83 | β-myrcene | Green | 136.24 |
| 7 | 9.43 | ND | - | - |
| 8 | 9.92 | ND | - | - |
| 9 | 10.45 | limonene | Citrus | 136.24 |
| 10 | 11.30 | ocimene | Citrus | 136.24 |
| 11 | 11.82 | Cyclopropane,1,2-dibutyl- | - | 154.30 |
| 12 | 12.48 | cis-linalool oxide | Floral | 170.25 |
| 13 | 13.28 | myrcenol | - | 154.25 |
| 14 | 13.80 | linalool | Floral | 154.25 |
| 15 | 15.64 | ND | - | - |
| 16 | 16.83 | ND | - | - |
| 17 | 18.16 | linalyl butyrate | Floral | 224.34 |
| 18 | 19.01 | α-terpineol | Green | 154.25 |
| 19 | 21.66 | 3-carne | Sweet; citrus | 136.24 |
| 20 | 23.40 | nerol | Floral | 154.25 |
| 21 | 25.70 | ND | - | - |
| 22 | 26.07 | ND | - | - |
* identified in scan mode, ND = not determined.