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Table 1 Detected flavouring additives in R.V-1

From: Forensic chemical profiling of flavouring additives in seized mu’assel (shisha) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

R t

Chemical compound

Molecular weight (g/mol)

Important fragments

5.54

Limonene

136.24

68, 67, 93, 53, 94, 136

6.30

Linalool

154.25

71, 93, 55 ,121 ,136 ,139

6.51

Benzene ethanol

108.14

91, 92, 122, 65, 39, 123

6.91

camphor

152.24

95, 81, 69, 108, 152, 153

7.16

Menthol

156.27

71, 81, 95, 55, 123, 138

7.65

β-Citronellol

156.27

41, 69 ,81 ,82 ,123 ,138

7.93

Nerol

154.25

41, 69, 93, 123, 136, 154

8.31

Anethole

148.21

148, 147, 133, 77, 51, 149

8.96

Nicotine

162.2

84, 45, 133, 162, 55, 119

8.98

Eugenol

164.20

164, 149, 77, 55, 103, 165

9.40

Vanillin

152.15

151, 152, 81, 123, 53, 153

9.89

Ethyl Vanillin

166.18

137, 166, 109, 81, 29, 167

10.66

Rheosmin

164.20

107, 164, 43, 121, 94, 165

11.75

Patchouli alcohol

222.36

83, 138, 98, 222, 81, 55