Table 3. GCMS results for stalk sample.
Name of compound |
Retention time |
Formula |
Total area % |
Uses |
2-Hexanone |
3.431 |
C6H12O |
1.25% |
Used in paint and paint thinner, to make other chemical substances |
Cyclopentanol, 1-methyl |
3.498 |
C6H12O |
7.97% |
No activity reported |
Acetic acid, butyl ester |
3.87 |
C6H12O2 |
0.68% |
It is used in photographic film, nail polish removers, lacquers, perfumes, oils, and resins. |
Nitrous acid, cyclohexyl ester |
4.523 |
C6H11NO2 |
2.69% |
Recreational drug |
Pentane, 3-bromo-3-methyl |
5.942 |
C6H13Br |
14.33% |
Used as a steroid |
Pentanal, 2,2-dimethyl |
6.269 |
C7H14O |
10.22% |
It is used in flavorings, resin chemistry, and rubber accelerators. |
3-Buten-2-ol, 2,3-dimethyl |
6.722 |
C6H12O |
1.35% |
No activity reported |
Cyclopropane, 2-bromo-1,1,3-trimethyl |
7.175 |
C6H11Br |
13.94% |
No activity reported |
Heptacosane |
26.661 |
C27H56 |
0.29% |
It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite. |
Nonacosane |
29.313 |
C29H60 |
24.85% |
Significant part in the chemical communication done by several insects |
15-Nonacosanone |
32.797 |
C29H58O |
10.71% |
Significant part in the chemical communication done by several insects |
Tetratriacontane |
32.975 |
C34H70 |
1.40% |
No activity reported |
Hexadecane-1,2-diol |
33.221 |
C16H34O2 |
2.54% |
Used as a nanomedicine |