Table 12.1.
Different types of chemicals extracted from rose-scented geranium
| Chemical Category | Examples of Chemicals |
|---|---|
| Aliphatic hydrocarbons | Butane; isoprene; 1,3-pentadiene; hexane; isooctane; octadecane; nonadecane; nonadecene; eicosane; henicosane; decosane; tricosane; tetracosane; pentacosane |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | Toluene; p-cymene |
| Terpene hydrocarbons | α-Pinene; β-pinene; α-phellandrene; β-phellandrene; camphene; myrcene; sabinene; limonene; γ-terpinene; terpinolene; cis-β-ocimene; trans-β-ocimene; dehydro-1,8-cineole; 1,4-cineole; p-menthadiene; perillene; piperitone |
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | α-Copaene; α-cadinene; γ-cadinene; δ-cadinene; guaia-6-9-diene; β-bisabolene; α-calcorene, calamenene, β-selinene, α-muurolene; γ-muurolene; α-bourbonene; β-bourbonene; 11-orbourbonene; β-caryophyllene; γ-caryophyllene; bicyclo-germacrene; germacrene D; longifolene; β-gurjunene; β-farnesene; (E,E)-α-farnesene; α-cubebene; β-cubebene; β-elemene; β-maaline; α-humulene; viridiflorene; zonzrene; α-ylangene; allo-aromadendrene; selina- 4,11-diene; α-guaiene |
| Aliphatic alcohols | Methanol; ethanol; t-butanol; pentanol; 1-penten-3-ol-2-propanol; hexanol; 2-methylpropanol; 2-dimethylpropanol; 2-methylbutanol; 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol; 3-metylbutanol; 3-methylpentan-1-ol; cis-3-hexenol; trans-2-hexenol; 3-hexen-1-ol; octanol; 1-octen-3-ol; 2-octanol |
| Terpene alcohols | Geraniol; isogeraniol; isopulegol; 7-hydroxy-6, 7-dihydrogeraniol; nerol; epi-photonerol A; linalool; menthol; isomenthol; neoisomenthol; α-terpineol; citronellol; 7-hydroxydyhydrocitronellol; borneol; isoborneol; terpinen-4-ol |
| Aromatic alcohols | 2-Phenylethyl alcohol |
| Sesquiterpene alcohols | 10-Epi-γ-eudesmol; β-eudesmol; 11-selina-4-α-ol; junenol; farnesol; guaiol; spathulenol; T-cadinol; elemol |
| Aliphatic esters | Methyl formate; methyl butyrate; 2-methylbutyl formate; 3-methybutyl formate; 2-methylpropyl formate; 3-methylpentyl formate; ethyl formate; butyl formate; propyl formate; 2-propyl formate; hexyl formate; benzyl tiglate; (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate |
| Aromatic esters | 2-Phenylethyl tiglate; 2-phenylethyl propionate; 2-phenylethyl butyrate; 2-phenylethyl isobutyrate; 2-phenylethyl isovalerate; 2-phenylethyl acetate |
| Terpene esters | 3-Hexenyl acetate; geranyl formate; geranyl butyrate; geranyl isobutyrate; geranyl 2-methyl butyrate; geranyl tiglate; geranyl acetate; geranyl propionate; geranyl valerate; geranyl 3-methylvalerate; geranyl 4-methylvalerate; geranyl hexanoate; geranyl heptanoate; geranyl nonanoate; geranyl isovalerate; methyl geranate; geranyl 3-methyl pentanoate; geranyl octanoate; citronellyl acetate; citronellyl formate; citronellyl butyrate; citronellyl tiglate; citronellyl propionate; citronellyl valerate; citronellyl 4-methylvalerate; citronellyl isovalerate; citronellyl hexanoate; citronellyl isohexanoate; citronellyl heptanoate; citronellyl octanoate; citronellyl nonanoate; furopelargonic acetate; linalyl acetate; bornyl acetate; neryl acetate; neryl formate |
| Aliphatic ketones | Acetone; 2-butanone; 2-pentanone; 3-methyl-2-butanone; 2-methyl-3-pentanone; 4-methyl-2-pentanone; 2-methylcyclopentanone; 3-methylcyclo-pentanone; 3-metylcyclohexanone; 4-methyl-3-penten-2-one; 2-hexanone; methylheptenone; 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one; methyl-3-methylcyclo-pentenyl ketone |
| Terpene ketones | Menthone; isomenthone |
| Sesquiterpene ketones | 1,7-Dihydrofurapelargone; furapelargone A; furapelargone B; 7,8 dihydrofurapelargone |
| Aliphatic aldehydes | Benzaldehyde; ethanol; decanal; 2-methylpropanal; 3-methyl-2-butanal; 3-methylbutanal; 2-furfuraldehyde; nonanal; (E)-2-hexenal |
| Terpene aldehydes | Geranial; citronellal; neral; photocitrl A; epi-photocitral A; photocitral B; p-menth-1-en-9-al |
| Terpene oxides | Cis-rose oxide; trans-rose oxide; cis-linalool oxide; trans-linalool oxide; anhydrolinalool oxide; bois-de-rose oxide; nerol oxide |
| Sesquiterpene oxides | Caryophyllene oxide |
| Aliphatic acids | Formic acid; propionic acid; acetic acid; caprylic acid |
| Terpene acids | 6-oxo-6-7-dihydrocitronellic acid; geranic acid; citronellic acid |
| Miscellaneous | Dimethyl sulphide; eugenol; methyl eugenol; furan; α-agarofuran; juniper camphor; vetispirans theaspirans; rose furan; epoxy-rose furan |