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. 2020 Jan 19;9(1):126. doi: 10.3390/plants9010126

Table 7.

Chemical composition of the essential oil of Silphium integrifolium Michx.

RI a RI b Compound % ± SD RI a RI b Compound % ± SD
800 797 (3Z)-Hexenal tr c 1387 1387 β-Cubebene tr
801 801 Hexanal 0.07 ± 0.02 1388 1389 β-Elemene 0.06 ± 0.01
810 796 2-Hexanol tr 1417 1419 β-Ylangene tr
849 846 (2E)-Hexenal 0.33 ± 0.02 1418 1417 β-Caryophyllene 2.50 ± 0.02
850 844 (3E)-Hexenol 0.27 ± 0.04 1429 1430 β-Copaene tr
922 921 Tricyclene 0.12 ± 0.00 1432 1432 trans-α-Bergamotene 0.13 ± 0.02
925 924 α-Thujene 0.19 ± 0.00 1454 1452 α-Humulene 1.07 ± 0.02
933 932 α-Pinene 58.59 ± 0.21 1469 1471 4,5-di-epi-Aristolochene 0.05 ± 0.00
947 945 α-Fenchene tr 1473 1478 γ-Muurolene 0.06 ± 0.01
949 946 Camphene 2.44 ± 0.02 1480 1484 Germacrene D 2.95 ± 0.01
971 969 Sabinene 1.78 ± 0.00 1482 1484 (Z,Z)-α-Farnesene 0.10 ± 0.01
977 974 β-Pinene 14.69 ± 0.07 1488 1489 β-Selinene 0.15 ± 0.01
988 988 Myrcene 9.70 ± 0.02 1491 1493 trans-Muurola-4(14),5-diene tr
1004 1003 p-Mentha-1(7),8-diene tr 1494 1500 Bicyclogermacrene 0.08 ± 0.00
1024 1020 p-Cymene tr 1497 1500 α-Muurolene tr
1028 1024 Limonene 1.76 ± 0.01 1512 1513 γ-Cadinene tr
1030 1025 β-Phellandrene 0.31 ± 0.03 1517 1522 δ-Cadinene 0.10 ± 0.02
1034 1032 (Z)-β-Ocimene 0.05 ± 0.01 1575 1574 Germacra-1(10),5-dien-4β-ol 0.27 ± 0.02
1044 1044 (E)-β-Ocimene 0.44 ± 0.03 1581 1582 Caryophyllene oxide 0.47 ± 0.01
1057 1054 γ-Terpinene tr 1609 1608 Humulene epoxide II 0.13 ± 0.01
1085 1086 Terpinolene tr 2019 2026 (E,E)-Geranyl linalool 0.06 ± 0.01
1099 1099 α-Pinene oxide 0.10 ± 0.01 2228 2237 7α-Hydroxymanool 0.16 ± 0.02
1112 1113 (E)-4,8-Dimethylnona-1,3,7-triene tr 2300 2300 Tricosane tr
1126 1122 α-Campholenal tr 2500 2500 Pentacosane 0.16 ± 0.01
1140 1135 trans-Pinocarveol tr 2700 2700 Heptacosane 0.16 ± 0.02
1145 1140 trans-Verbenol 0.11 ± 0.02 Green leaf volatiles 0.66
1162 1160 Pinocarvone tr Monoterpene hydrocarbons 90.09
1180 1174 Terpinen-4-ol tr Oxygenated monoterpenoids 0.38
1195 1195 Myrtenal 0.06 ± 0.01 Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 7.37
1206 1204 Verbenone 0.10 ± 0.02 Oxygenated sesquiterpenoids 1.09
1368 1369 Cyclosativene 0.06 ± 0.00 Others 0.32
1375 1374 α-Copaene 0.08 ± 0.01 Total Identified 99.90
1383 1387 β-Bourbonene tr

a RI = Retention index determined in reference to a homologous series of n-alkanes on a ZB-5ms column. b RI values from the databases. c tr = “trace” (<0.05%).