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. 2020 Jun 24;10(7):316. doi: 10.1007/s13205-020-02310-5

Table 2.

List of organic compounds detected by GC–MS after derivatization of the ethyl acetate extract derived from non-rhizospheric distillery sludge and their impact in environment

S. no. Compounds RT Environmental impact References
1. Acetamide, 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-methyl-TMS 9.07
2. 2-Butanol, tert-butyldimethylsilyl ether 10.88
3. Ethanedioic acid, bis(TMS)ester 11.11
4. Pyridine, 3-trimethylsiloxy 12.85 Neurological effects, renal effects, and irritation of the skin and eye, liver damage ATSDR (1992)
5. 3-Hydroxy-6-methypyridine 1TMS 13.26 Mutagens https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
6. 1,4-Dimethylpyrrolo(1,2-A)pyrazine 13.71
7. Benzene, 1,3-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) 13.98 Gastrointestinal irritant, reproduction inhibition OECD (2010)
8. Docosane 14.65
9. 2-Isoropyl-5-methyl-1-heptanol 15.70
10. Benzenepropanoic acid, TMS ester 16.55 Carcinogenicity and genotoxicity CEPA (1999)
11. Decanoic acid, TMS ester 18.15
12. Silane, trimethyl(undecycloxy) 20.01
13. Benzeneacetic acid, α,4-bis[(TMS)oxy], TMS ester 20.25
14. Emetan, 1′,2-didehydro-6′,7′,10,11-tetramethoxy 21.88
15. 2,4-Imidazolidinedione, 1-[[(5-nitro-2-firnayl)methylene]amino 23.00
16. 1-Hexadecanol, 2-methyl 24.10
17. Hexadecane 25.61 Skin problems such as dryness, irritation, and cracking of the skin Shiri et al. (2015)
18. 5-Hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-5,6-bis(2-oxo-1-propyl)-1-cyclohexanone 26.97
19. Dodecenoic acid, TMS ester 27.96
20. 2-Propenoic acid, oxybis(methyl-2,1-ethanediyl)ester 30.37
21. Benzoic acid, 2,5-bis(TMSoxy)-TMS ester 30.83
22. Dodecanoic acid 31.16
23. Heptacosane 32.22
24. 1-Tetradecene, 2-decyl 32.99
25. 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(octadecycloxy)-diacetate 33.05
26. β-Sitosterol trimethyl ether 33.62 EDC, genotoxic and cytotoxic USEPA (2012)
27. 2-Butanone, 4-[2-isopropyl-5-methyl 34.26
28. Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester 34.52
29. 2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione, 2,6-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) 35.45
30. Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester 36.48 EDC, Cytotoxic and genotoxic USEPA (2012)
31. 17-Pentatriacontene 36.66
32. 1,4-Ethano-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroanthracen-3-ol-benzylidene 38.11
33. Pyrrolo [1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione, hexahydro-3-(phenylmethyl) 40.90 Hemolytic activity Sanjenbam and Kannabira (2016)
34. Butyl 11-eicosenoate 41.47
35. Cholest-8(14)-en-3-one, (5α) 42.48
36. α-Homocholest-4a-en-3-one 43.19
37. Stigmasta-5,22-dien-3-ol(3β,22E) 44.25 Vasodepressor effect Barla et al. (2006)
38. Stigmasterol 45.20 EDC USEPA (2012)

RT retention time (in min), EDC endocrine-disrupting chemical, TMS trimethylsilyl