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. 2020 Aug 4;412(26):7085–7097. doi: 10.1007/s00216-020-02842-y

Table 1.

Results of the substance identification of common terpenes and terpene alcohols of the hop variety Citra

Number Name (molecular mass) EI-MS IMS
Retention timeMS (min) Match quality valueMS Retention timeIMS (min) Drift times (RIPrel)* (K0 [cm2/Vs])**
1 α-Pinene (136.23 g/mol) 5.47 90 5.52 1.258, 1.745, 1.767, 1.818 (1.630, 1.175, 1.160, 1.128)
2 β-Pinene (136.23 g/mol) 6.11 93 6.17 1.258, 1.735, 1.808 (1.630, 1.182, 1.134)
3 β-Myrcene (136.23 g/mol) 6.23 91 6.30 1.258, 1.769, 1.795 (1.630, 1.159, 1.142)
4 Limonene (136.23 g/mol) 6.82 38 6.88 1.258, 1.736, 1.795 (1.630, 1.181, 1.142)
5 Linalool (154.25 g/mol) 7.78 46 7.87 1.258, 1.736, 1.787 (1.630, 1.181, 1.147)
6 β-Caryophyllene (204.36 g/mol) 12.11 96 12.32 1.494, 1.586 (1.372, 1.293)
7 α-Humulene (204.36 g/mol) 12.56 90 12.82 1.552 (1.321)

*The drift times are normalized to the reactant ion drift time

**K0 =K273TP760 with K=LtdE, where L is the drift tube length (cm), td is the drift time (s), E is the electrical field (V/cm), T is the drift tube temperature (K), and P is the pressure inside the drift tube (Torr)