Composition of the essential oil of Chaerophyllum macropodum Boiss. fruits obtained by microdistillation

Abstract

The microdistilled oil of the fruits of Chaerophyllum, macropodum Boiss. was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. Forty-one constituents were characterized. The main components were found to be p-cymene (39.3%), spathulenol (7.3%), p-cymen-8-ol (5.9%), octanal (5.2%), (E)-beta-ocimene (4.5%), (E)-2-decenal (3.2%) and (Z)-beta-famesene (3.1%).