Research Article

Essential Oils from Clausena Species in China: Santalene Sesquiterpenes Resource and Toxicity against Liposcelis bostrychophila

Table 3

Chemical composition of the essential oils extracted from the four Clausena species.

CompoundsMolecular formulaRI Lit.1RI Exp.1Identification2Relative content (mean values %)
C. excavataC. emarginataC. lansiumC. dunniana

5-Methyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)-1,4-hexadieneC10H1610381038RI, MS
LinaloolC10H18O11061094RI, MS0.2
Terpinen-4-olC10H18O11781179RI, MS0.3
EstragoleC10H12O11961197RI, MS1.299.8
ElixeneC15H2413591354RI, MS9.71.7
β-BourboneneC15H2413861385RI, MS1.0
β-ElemeneC15H2413911388RI, MS0.6
β-CubebeneC15H2413941389RI, MS3.02.7
α-SantaleneC15H2414141409RI, MS1.519.5
α-CedreneC15H2414161410RI, MS0.6
β-CaryophylleneC15H2414231420RI, MS30.71.08.3
α-BergamoteneC15H2414331435RI, MS0.65.0
AromadendreneC15H2414371439RI, MS2.6
α-HumuleneC15H2414561454RI, MS2.6
β-FarneseneC15H2414591457RI, MS0.3
AlloaromadendreneC15H2414601461RI, MS2.7
γ-MuuroleneC15H2414811475RI, MS2.7
ar-CurcumeneC15H2214841480RI, MS5.7
α-ZingibereneC15H2414931492RI, MS32.7
α-FarneseneC15H2415051489RI, MS0.5
β-SesquiphellandreneC15H2415231501RI, MS0.5
β-BisaboleneC15H2415111504RI, MS0.43.0
γ-CadineneC15H2415131513RI, MS0.8
MyristicinC11H12O315241527RI, MS15.71.7
δ-CadineneC15H2415411528RI, MS2.8
NerolidolC15H26O15391539RI, MS0.60.56.0
ElemicinC12H16O315581566RI, MS0.8
SpathulenolC15H24O15581578RI, MS2.80.6
Caryophyllene oxideC15H24O15891580RI, MS2.4
GlobulolC15H26O15981583RI, MS2.60.5
ViridiflorolC15H26O16001590RI, MS1.3
Humulene epoxide IIC15H24O16051601RI, MS0.6
MethoxyeugenolC11H14O316091610RI, MS4.2
τ-MuurololC15H26O16481638RI, MS1.6
CubenolC15H26O16501642RI, MS2.4
β-EudesmolC15H26O16521649RI, MS0.80.6
β-BisabololC15H26O16721665RI, MS3.1
δ-CadinolC15H26O16731675RI, MS1.6
α-CadinolC15H26O16771677RI, MS1.4
α-SantalolC15H24O16781678RI, MS31.7
α-trans-BergamotolC15H24O16931689RI, MS2.1
FarnesolC15H26O16951696RI, MS1.33.6
α-CuparenolC15H22O17651776RI, MS0.6--
n-Hexadecanoic acidC16H32O219751982RI, MS1.3
PhytolC20H40O21122119RI, MS0.7
α-SinensalC15H22O23232304RI, MS2.9
TetracosaneC24H5024002400RI, MS0.5
OctacosaneC28H5828002800RI, MS0.6
HentriacontaneC31H6431003100RI, MS0.4
Total73.274.394.499.9

1RI, retention index of the chromatography determined on an HP-5MS column using the homologous series of n-hydrocarbons as reference. 2Identification method: RI, comparison of retention indices with published data and NIST Chemistry WebBook; MS, comparison of mass spectra with those listed in the NIST 05 and Wiley 275 libraries and with published data.