Table 3.

Enantiomeric distribution of chiral compounds in Neapolitan limmo and lemoncetta Locrese essential oil.

Compound		Enantiomeric Ratio		Enantiomeric Excess, ee (%)
		Neapolitan Limmo	Lemoncetta Locrese	Neapolitan limmo	Lemoncetta Locrese
β-pinene	R-(+)	0.5	0.5	99.2	99.1
β-pinene	S-(−)	99.5	99.5
Sabinene	R-(+)	15.4	15.8	69.3	68.4
Sabinene	S-(−)	84.6	84.2
Limonene	S-(−)	0.6	0.5	99.2	99.0
Limonene	R-(+)	99.4	99.5
Linalool	R-(−)	8.3	83.6	66.9	67.2
Linalool	S-(+)	16.7	16.4
Linalyl acetate	R(−)	98.8	98.7	97.6	97.6
Linalyl acetate	S-(+)	1.2	1.3