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. 2012 Aug 28;17(9):10276–10291. doi: 10.3390/molecules170910276

Table 1.

Chemical composition of geranium oil of Pelargonium graveolens Ait.

Number Compound % (relative) RI
1 α-Pinene 0.7 929
2 β-Pinene tr 979
3 Myrcene 0.1 983
4 Car-2-ene tr 986
5 α-Phellandrene 0.1 996
6 p-Cymene 0.1 1,012
7 β-Phellandrene tr 1,020
8 Limonene 0.2 1,021
9 (Z)-β-Ocimene tr 1,028
10 (E)-β-Ocimene 0.1 1,039
11 cis-Linlool oxide (f) 0.3 1,058
12 trans-Linlool oxide (f) 0.1 1,072
13 Terpinolene tr 1,079
14 Linalool 5.2 1,086
15 cis-Rose oxide 1.4 1,097
16 trans-Rose oxide 0.6 1,113
17 α-Cyclogeraniol tr 1,127
18 Isopulegol 0.1 1,130
19 Menthone 1.6 1,133
20 Isomenthone 6.3 1,144
21 Isomenthol 0.1 1,168
22 α-Terpineol 0.3 1,173
23 Estragole 0.1 1,177
24 Citronellol 26.7 1,217
25 Nerol 8.7 1,220
26 Geraniol 13.4 1,243
27 Geranial 1.1 1,246
28 Citronellyl formate 7.1 1,261
29 Neryl formate 0.1 1,264
30 Geranyl formate 2.5 1,283
31 Bicycloelemene Citronellyl acetate 0.4 1,334
32 α-Cubebene 0.2 1,349
33 Geranyl acetate 0.4 1,361
34 α-Copaene 0.5 1,377
35 β-Bourbonene 1.1 1,385
36 1,5-di-epi-Bourbonene 0.2 1,388
37 α-Gurjunene 0.1 1,411
38 β-Caryophyllene 1.5 1,419
39 Citronellyl propionate 0.3 1,425
40 β-Copaene 0.2 1,428
41 Guaia-6,9-diene 0.3 1,439
42 4aH,10aH-Guaia-1(5),6-diene 0.1 1,442
43 4bH,10aH-Guaia-1(5),6-diene 0.5 1,445
44 Geranyl propionate 1.0 1,452
45 Alloaromadendrene 0.2 1,459
46 7aH,10bH-Cadina-1(6),4-diene 0.2 1,469
47 γ-Muurolene 0.1 1,471
48 Germacrene D 1.0 1,477
49 γ-Selinene 0.1 1,479
50 β-Selinene 0.2 1,482
51 Bicyclogermacrene 0.7 1,491
52 α-Muurolene 0.2 1,496
53 Dihydroagarofuran 0.1 1,500
54 γ-Cadinene 0.6 1,509
55 trans-Calamenene 0.3 1,510
56 δ-Cadinene 0.9 1,515
57 Zonarene 0.2 1,518
58 Cadina-1,4-diene 0.1 1,525
59 Selina-4(15),7(11)-diene 0.2 1,530
60 Geranyl butyrate 1.4 1,537
61 Phenylethyl tiglate 0.7 1,554
62 Geranyl isovalerate 0.1 1,582
63 10-epi-γ-Eudesmol 4.4 1,613
64 γ-Eudesmol 0.1 1,620
65 Geranyl tiglate 1.0 1,675
66 Geranyl ester I 0.2 1,694
67 Geranyl ester II 0.1 1,730

RI—Retention Index; tr < 0.05%.