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Chemical composition of the essential oils of Cinnamomum cordatum Kosterm
Author(s) -
Jantan Ibrahim bin,
Ayop Norsiha,
Hiong Au Bee,
Ahmad Abu Said
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.1075
Subject(s) - eugenol , chemistry , methyl salicylate , linalool , cinnamomum , benzyl benzoate , methyl eugenol , bark (sound) , essential oil , traditional medicine , methyl benzoate , organic chemistry , botany , chromatography , pest analysis , forestry , biology , medicine , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , cassia , tephritidae , geography
The essential oils of Cinnamomum cordatum Kosterm. were analysed by gas chromatography, by retention indices and GC–MS. Forty‐three compounds were identified in the leaf oil and the major constituents were linalool (17.3%), ( E )‐methyl cinnamate (17.1%), β‐phellandrene (9.0%), benzyl benzoate (7.6%), terpinen‐4‐ol (7.0%), benzyl salicylate (4.7%) and methyl eugenol (4.4%). The bark oil was made up almost entirely of methyl eugenol (92.1%). Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.