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. 2022 Jun 22;7(26):22111–22124. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01527

Table 4. Yields of Constituents Not in the FDA List of HPHCs that Are Higher in IQOS Aerosol than in 3R4F Smoke under the HCI Regimena.

  St. Helen et al.26 Bentley et al.52  
constituents detected amount per THS 2.2 heatstick amount per THS 2.2 heatstick range of values obtained per 3R4F cigarette26,52
acids
benzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxy-methyl (μg) 4.55 (209)b   2.18
3-methylvaleric acid (μg) 5.1 (140)b   3.63
3-methylpentanoic acid (μg)   14.5 (113)b 12.8
carbonyls
ethyl linoleate (μg) 0.135 (1688)b   0.008
ethyl linolenate (μg) 0.614 (401)b   0.153
2-furancarboxaldehyde,5-methyl (μg) 11.1 (378)b   2.94
ethyl dodecanoate (ethyl laurate) (μg) 0.023   not detected
hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester (μg) 0.491 (6138)b 6.43 (6430)b 0.008–0.1
phenylacetaldehyde (μg) 1.41 (267)b   0.529
stearate, ethyl (μg) 0.074 (2467)b   0.003
glycols
propylene glycol (μg) 175 (738)b 643 (717)b 23.7–89.6
hydrocarbons
heptacosane (μg)   10.2 (121)b 8.41
benzene, 1,2,3,4-tetramethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl) (μg) 0.006 (120)b   0.005
butylated hydroxytoluene (μg) 0.132 (1886)b   0.007
eicosane, 2-methyl (μg) 0.05 (357)b   0.014
heneicosane, 2-methyl (μg) 0.063 (300)b   0.021
nitrogen compounds
2-formyl-1-methylpyrrole (μg) 0.128 (200)b   0.064
4(H)-pyridine, N-acetyl (μg) 0.296 (264)b   0.112
isoquinoline, 3-methyl (μg) 6.29 (126)b   4.99
maltoxazine (μg) 0.077 (203)b   0.038
pyridoxin (μg) 0.699 (133)b   0.526
other constituents
1,2-propanediol, 3-chloro (μg) 9.94 (168)b   5.93
1H-indene, 2,3-dihydro-1,1,5,6-tetramethyl (μg) 0.026 (186)b   0.014
3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (μg)   16.1 (196)b 8.21
cis-sesquisabinene hydrate (μg) 0.061   not detected
ergosterol (μg) 3.18 (201)b   1.58
labdane-8,15-diol, (13S) (μg) 0.143 (953)b   0.015
lanost-8-en-3-ol, 24-methylene-, (3beta) (μg) 6.3 (391)b   1.61
α-cembratriene-diol (μg)   8.49 (2160)b 0.393
p-menthan-3-ol (μg) 0.786 (244)b   0.322
other oxygenated compounds
furfural (μg) 31.1 (120)b 47.4 (124)b 25.9–38.3
trans-4-hydroxymethyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane (μg) 2.09 (4750)b   0.044
1-acetyloxy-2-propanone (μg)   12.2 (132)b 9.23
2-monoacetin (μg)   46.8 (156)b 30
1,2,3-propanetriol, diacetate (diacetin) (μg) 1.23 (323)b   0.381
1,4-dioxane, 2-ethyl-5-methyl (μg) 0.055 (13750)b   0.0004
12,14-labdadiene-7,8-diol, (8a,12E) (μg) 1.43 (2234)b   0.064
1-hydroxy-2-butanone (μg) 0.947 (204)b   0.465
1-hydroxy-2-propanone(1,2-propenediol) (μg) 162 (167)b 1135 (226)b 96.8–502
2 (5H)-furanone (μg) 5.32 (267)b   1.99
2H-pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-5-hydroxy (μg)   8.16 (196)b 4.13
2,3-dihydro-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (μg) 0.231 (171)b   0.135
2-cyclopentene-1,4-dione (μg) 3.8 (497)b 8.4 (418)b 0.764–2.01
2,4-dimethylcyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione (μg) 0.333 (173)b   0.193
2(5H)-furanone (μg)   5.45 (256)b 2.13
2-furanmethanol (μg) 39.2 (560)b 37.5 (396)b 7–9.47
2-furanmethanol, 5-methyl (μg) 0.123 (424)b   0.029
2H-pyran-2-one, tetrahydro-5-hydroxy (μg) 4.45 (143)b   3.11
2-methylcyclobutane-1,3-dione (μg) 2.78 (392)b   0.71
2-propanone, 1-(acetyloxy) (μg) 16.9 (211)b   8.01
3 (2H)-furanone, dihydro-2-methyl (μg) 0.326 (274)b   0.119
5-methylfurfural (μg) 0.995 (157)b 14.2 (270)b 0.632–5.25
anhydro linalool oxide (μg) 0.457 (157)b   0.291
benzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy (μg) 0.011   not detected
butyrolactone (μg) 4.08 (560)b 4.8 (444)b 0.728–1.08
cyclohexane, 1,2-dioxo (μg) 0.083 (180)b   0.046
cyclohexane-1,2-dione, 3-methyl (μg) 0.101 (138)b   0.073
ethyl 2,4-dioxohexanoate (μg) 6.73 (189)b   3.57
isolinderanolide (μg) 4.99 (270)b   1.85
methyl furoate (μg) 0.147 (507)b   0.029
pyranone (μg) 6.54 (129)b 51.4 (116)b 5.07–44.5
pyranone (μg) 9.26 (159)b   5.84
a

The results compare the yields from an IQOS stick with the reference 3R4F cigarette, however, on an equivalent tobacco basis, the IQOS yields should be multiplied by at least 3.2. HCI, Health Canada Intense smoking regimen.

b

Compound in IQOS aerosol as a percentage of amount in 3R4F reference cigarette smoke.