Table 1 GC–MS analyses of the essential oils derived from Cinnamomum zeylanicum cultivated from France and India by steam distillation extraction
No | Compounds | RI | % of total | Chemical formula | Molecular weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | India | |||||
1 | α-Pinene | 948 | 1.15 | 0.56 | C10H16 | 136.23 |
2 | Benzaldehyde | 960 | 0.87 | – | C7H6O | 106.12 |
3 | α-Phellandrene | 1007 | 0.75 | – | C10H16 | 136.23 |
4 | (±)-Limonene | 1033 | 0.68 | 0.52 | C10H16 | 136.23 |
5 | o-Cymene | 1042 | 3.45 | 0.33 | C10H14 | 134.22 |
6 | Eucalyptol | 1059 | 0.48 | 0.60 | C10H18O | 154.25 |
7 | Linalool | 1082 | 6.30 | 1.88 | C10H18O | 154.25 |
8 | Camphor | 1121 | 0.48 | – | C10H16O | 152.23 |
9 | α-Terpineol | 1143 | 1.40 | 1.13 | C10H18O | 154.25 |
10 | Cinnamaldehyde | 1189 | 63.97 | 67.21 | C9H8O | 132.16 |
11 | Geraniol | 1228 | – | 0.79 | C10H18O | 154.25 |
12 | Cinnamyl acetate | 1367 | 3.90 | 4.34 | C11H12O2 | 176.21 |
13 | Eugenol | 1392 | 6.84 | 19.79 | C10H12O2 | 164.20 |
14 | α-Humulene | 1467 | 1.92 | – | C15H24 | 204.35 |
15 | β-Caryophyllene | 1494 | 6.40 | 0.75 | C15H24 | 204.35 |
Major grouped compounds | ||||||
Monoterpene alcohols | 7.70 | 3.80 | ||||
Monoterpene ethers | 0.48 | 0.60 | ||||
Monoterpene hydrocarbons | 6.03 | 1.41 | ||||
Monoterpene ketone | 0.48 | – | ||||
Phenolic | 0.87 | – | ||||
Phenylpropanoid esters | 3.90 | 4.34 | ||||
Phenylpropanoid ethers | 6.84 | 19.79 | ||||
Phenylpropanoid hydrocarbons | 63.97 | 67.21 | ||||
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | 8.32 | 0.75 | ||||
Total (%) | 98.59 | 97.90 | ||||