Table 3 List of possible marker compounds for the different class comparisons determined via chemometric analysis, including a categorization of the loading values. All compound names are tentative assignments based on NIST 20 spectral comparison and literature RI values. For diagnostic fragment ions and match scores, see Supplementary Table S1. RT: Retention time; AHC: aromatic hydrocarbons, HC: hydrocarbons, MT: monoterpenes, ST: sesquiterpenes; RI: Kovats retention index for non polar columns according to the pherobase database, ALB: Anoplophora glabripennis, HT: Healthy tree, SC: Saperda carcharias, CC: Cossus cossus. Loading values (LV): LV \(<{0.005}:~\vartriangle\), LV \(<{0.010}:~\vartriangle \vartriangle\), LV \(\ge {0.010}:~\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\), LV \(>{-0.005}:~\triangledown\), LV \(>{-0.010}:~\triangledown \triangledown\), LV \(\le {-0.010}:~\triangledown \triangledown \triangledown\), –: no differences in comparison.

From: Multivariate evaluation method for the detection of pest infestations on plants via VOC analysis using gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Peak no.

RT, min

Class

CAS-no.

Compound

RI

ALB-HT

SC-HT

CC-HT

ALB-SC

ALB-CC

SC-CC

1

3.3

Unknown

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)

2

3.8

AHC

108-88-3

Toluene

762

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

3

4.1

HC

589-53-7

4-Methyl heptane

770

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\triangledown\)

4

4.4

HC

111-65-9

n-Octane

800

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

5

4.7

HC

66-25-1

Hexanal

800

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

6

5.5

HC

19549-87-2

2,4-Dimethyl-

1-heptene

830

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

7

6.4

HC

111-84-2

n-Nonane

900

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

8

6.8

AHC

100-42-5

Styrene

893

\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

9

7.1

MT

7785-70-8

\(\alpha\)-Pinene

934

\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\) \(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

10

9.1

MT

13466-78-9

3-Carene

1011

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

11

9.5

MT

138-86-3

Limonene

1047

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

12

10.4

HC

1120-21-4

Undecane

1100

\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

13

11.1

HC

124-19-6

Nonanal

1104

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\triangledown\)

14

12.5

HC

112-31-2

Decanal

1209

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\triangledown\)

15

13.5

Unkown

\(\triangledown\)

\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

16

14.1

HC

629-50-5

Tridecane

1300

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

17

15.0

Unknown

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

18

15.2

Unknown

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

19

15.5

ST

5989-08-2

\(\alpha\)-Longipinene

1351

\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)

20

15.8

ST

22469-52-9

Cyclosativene

1368

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

21

15.9

ST

3856-25-5

Copaene

1376

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\triangledown\)

\(\triangledown\)

22

16.3

ST

87-44-5

Caryophyllene

1428

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

23

17.4

HC

629-62-9

Pentadecane

1500

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle \vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown \triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)

24

17.7

ST

495-60-3

\(\alpha\)-Zingiberene

1495

\(\vartriangle\)

\(\vartriangle\)/\(\triangledown\)

\(\vartriangle\)