• CAS mumber

    8000-29-1
  • Botanical

    Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle, fam. Poaceae (Gramineae)

Wijesekera, R.O.B., The chemical composition and analysis of citronella oil, J. Nat. Sci. Council (Sri Lanka), Vol. 1, 67-81, 1973

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 18.0%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 9.7%
Citronellol 106-22-9 1231.14 1764.14 8.4%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 8.0%
Methyl isoeugenol 93-16-3 1490.0 2155.0 7.2%
Borneol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 6.6%
Citronellal 106-23-0 1158.43 1455.71 5.2%
Geranyl formate 105-86-2 1304.5 1698.83 4.2%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 3.2%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 2.6%
Citronellyl acetate 150-84-5 1357.83 1659.29 1.9%
(Z)-beta-Ocimene 3338-55-4 1038.86 1235.14 1.8%
(E)-beta-Ocimene 3779-61-1 1049.0 1250.14 1.8%
Methyl eugenol 93-15-2 1407.29 1991.86 1.7%
Elemol 639-99-6 1548.57 2069.71 1.7%
Tricyclene 508-32-7 927.71 1013.2 1.5%
Geranyl butyrate 106-29-6 1558.0 1881.0 1.5%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 1.2%
Bourbonene (unknown structure) 99751-49-2 1.0%
Nerol 106-25-2 1230.67 1790.86 0.9%
alpha-Phellandrene 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.8%
Linalyl acetate 115-95-7 1263.8 1554.14 0.8%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.7%
Terpinen-4-ol 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.7%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.5%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.3%
Nerolidol (unknown isomer) 7212-44-4 1556.0 2015.14 0.3%
Methyl heptenone (unknown structure) 409-02-9 990.0 1340.0 0.2%
1-Hexanol 111-27-3 869.0 1353.14 0.1%
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.01%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.01%
delta-3-Carene 13466-78-9 1011.57 1144.57 0.01%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.01%
alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.01%
Farnesol (unknown isomer) 4602-84-0 1723.0 2299.67 0.01%
Menthol 89-78-1 1177.4 1612.6 0.01%
Citronellyl butyrate 141-16-2 1529.0 1786.0 0.01%
Total 92.58%