Table 7.
Retention index from literature (Ria) and calculated retention index (RIb) of volatile compounds in honey samples of the three investigated zones (Z1–Z3).
| Rank | Volatile Compound (Usual and/or IUPAC Name) | RIa | Z1 | Z2 | Z3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIb | RIb | RIb | |||
| 1 | dimethyl sulfide/methylsulfanylmethane | 734 | |||
| 2 | acetone/2-propanone | 810 | 807 | 806 | 805 |
| 3 | ethyl acetate | 872 | 862 | ||
| 4 | 3-methylbutanal/Isovaleraldehyde | 912 | 906 | 906 | 904 |
| 5 | isopropyl alcohol/2-propanol | 917 | 915 | 919 | 913 |
| 6 | ethanol | 928 | 923 | 923 | 921 |
| 7 | 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane | 945 | |||
| 8 | 2,3-butanedione/diacetyl | 977 | 969 | 967 | 968 |
| 9 | 2-methylpropanenitrile/isobutyronitrile | 985 | 976 | ||
| 10 | alfa-pinene/2,6,6-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene | 999 | 999 | 1000 | |
| 11 | 2-butanol/sec-butanol | 1022 | 1010 | ||
| 12 | 3-methylpentanal/3-methylvaleraldehyde | 1016 | 1010 | 1011 | |
| 13 | 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol/dimethylvinylcarbinol | 1036 | 1041 | 1024 | 1013 |
| 14 | 3,6-dimethyldecane | 1051 | 1054 | ||
| 15 | hexanal | 1067 | 1061 | ||
| 16 | 2-methyl-2-butenal | 1069 | |||
| 17 | 2-methylpropan-1-ol/isobutyl alcohol/isobutanol | 1085 | 1077 | ||
| 18 | 3-pentanol | 1110 | 1090 | 1084 | 1086 |
| 19 | delta-3-carene/3,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ene | 1148 | 1122 | 1127 | 1104 |
| 20 | 5-methyl-2-hexanone | 1129 | |||
| 21 | heptanal | 1184 | 1162 | 1155 | 1164 |
| 22 | 2-heptanone | 1160 | 1169 | ||
| 23 | limonene | 1198 | 1171 | 1169 | |
| 24 | 3-methyl-2-butenal | 1174 | 1173 | 1174 | |
| 25 | dodecane | 1200 | 1181 | 1181 | 1180 |
| 26 | isoamyl alcohol/3-methylbutan-1-ol | 1230 | 1183 | 1184 | 1183 |
| 27 | 3-methyl-3-buten-1-ol | 1240 | 1223 | 1223 | 1221 |
| 28 | 3-hydroxy-2-butanone/acetoin/3-hydroxy-2-butanone | 1272 | 1269 | 1254 | 1255 |
| 29 | octanal | 1278 | 1269 | ||
| 30 | 2-methyl-2-buten-1-ol | 1315 | 1294 | 1294 | 1293 |
| 31 | 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one | 1329 | 1312 | 1350 | 1304 |
| 32 | 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid | 1347 | 1350 | 1345 | |
| 33 | cis-3-hexene-1-ol | 1351 | 1360 | 1362 | 1358 |
| 34 | nonanal | 1382 | 1371 | 1377 | 1369 |
| 35 | linalool oxide/6-ethenyl-2,2,6-trimethyloxan-3-ol | 1423 | 1415 | 1412 | 1412 |
| 36 | acetic acid | 1432 | 1434 | 1432 | 1430 |
| 37 | 2-furancarboxaldehyde/furfural | 1434 | 1441 | 1440 | 1435 |
| 38 | trans-linalool oxide | 1451 | 1445 | 1442 | 1443 |
| 39 | 2-ethyl-1-hexanol | 1472 | 1477 | 1473 | |
| 40 | decanal | 1485 | 1481 | 1480 | 1478 |
| 41 | 2-acetylfuran | 1491 | 1482 | 1482 | 1480 |
| 42 | benzaldehyde | 1502 | 1495 | 1494 | 1493 |
| 43 | lilac aldehyde B | 1519 | 1524 | 1516 | |
| 44 | propanoic acid/propionic acid | 1523 | 1526 | 1528 | 1520 |
| 45 | linalool L | 1544 | 1532 | 1527 | 1528 |
| 46 | lilac aldehyde A | 1545 | 1544 | 1543 | |
| 47 | 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde | 1563 | 1553 | 1551 | 1551 |
| 48 | 2-methylpropanoic acid | 1584 | 1555 | 1558 | 1553 |
| 49 | 2,2-dimethylpropanoic acid/pivalic acid | 1585 | |||
| 50 | ho-trienol | 1586 | 1594 | 1592 | |
| 51 | butyrolactone | 1600 | 1603 | 1596 | |
| 52 | butanoic Acid | 1628 | 1615 | 1617 | 1612 |
| 53 | benzenacetaldehyde/acetaldehyde | 1646 | 1622 | 1622 | 1618 |
| 54 | 5-ethenyldihydro-5-methyl-2(3H)-Furanone | 1647 | 1644 | 1641 | |
| 55 | 2-methylbutanoic acid/DL-2-methylbutyric acid | 1667 | 1661 | 1662 | 1662 |
| 56 | 4-ketoisophorone/4-oxoisophorone | 1672 | 1669 | ||
| 57 | alfa-terpineol/(S)-2-(4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenyl)-2-propanol | 1688 | 1675 | 1677 | 1680 |
| 58 | 3-pyridinecarboxaldehyde/nicotinic aldehyde | 1676 | 1682 | ||
| 59 | borneol | 1698 | 1684 | ||
| 60 | naphtalene | 1718 | 1718 | ||
| 61 | epoxylinalool | 1728 | 1732 | 1722 | |
| 62 | pentanoic acid/valeric acid | 1729 | |||
| 63 | 3-methylpentanoic acid | 1780 | 1783 | 1784 | 1786 |
| 64 | beta-damascenone | 1790 | 1804 | 1801 | |
| 65 | hexanoic acid | 1814 | 1836 | 1837 | 1835 |
| 66 | para-cymen-8-ol/2-(4-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol | 1847 | 1838 | 1838 | |
| 67 | trans-geranylacetone/(5E)-6,10-dimethylundeca-5,9-dien-2-one | 1841 | 1846 | 1837 | |
| 68 | benzenemethanol/phenylmethanol | 1844 | 1862 | 1860 | 1847 |
| 69 | benzeneethanol/phenethyl alcohol | 1878 | 1895 | 1893 | 1891 |
| 70 | benzyl nitrile/2-Phenylacetonitrile | ||||
| 71 | sabinene/4-methylidene-1-propan-2-ylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexane | ||||
| 72 | 2,5-furandicarboxaldehyde/furan-2,5-dicarbaldehyde | ||||
| 73 | phenol | 1932 | |||
| 74 | octanoic acid/caprylic acid | 2083 | |||
| 75 | nonanoic acid/pelargonic acid | 2110 | |||
| 76 | 3-phenyl-2-propenal/cinnamaldehyde | ||||
| 77 | 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol | ||||
| 78 | benzoic acid | ||||
| 79 | HMF/5-hydroxymethil-2-Furfural |