Table 5 Essential compounds detected from the leaf extracts of Persea americana analyzed using GC-MS analysis.

From: Synergistic potency and GC-MS analysis of Persea americana extracts against Aedes aegypti

Compound

Name of compound

Area %

Molecular weight (g/mol)

Molecular formula

1

Methyly valerate

0.04

116.16

C6H12O2

2

1,3-Propanediol, 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)-

0.26

134.17

C6H14O3

3

5-Ethyl-1,3-dioxane-5-methanol

0.14

146.18

C7H14O3

4

2,4-Nonadienal, (E, E)-

0.10

138.21

C9H14O

5

2-Dodecenal, (E)-

0.03

182.30

C12H22O

6

Octanoic acid, methyl ester

0.03

158.24

C9H18O2

7

Nonanoic acid, 9-oxo-, methyl ester

0.07

186.25

C10H18O3

8

2-n-Octylfuran

0.04

180.29

C12H20O

9

Tridecanoic acid, 12-methyl-, methyl ester

0.11

242.40

C15H30O2

10

Dodecanoic acid, methyl ester

0.04

214.34

C13H26O2

11

7-Hexadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)-

0.25

268.43

C17H32O2

12

Pentadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester

3.01

270.45

C17H34O2

13

Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester

5.10

270.45

C17H34O2

14

Formamide, N-1-naphthalenyl-

4.04

171.19

C11H9NO

15

Pentadecanoic acid, 13-methyl-, methyl ester

2.65

270.45

C17H34O2

16

Z, E-2,13-Octadecadien-1-ol

3.52

266.46

C18H34O

17

11-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester

3.81

296.49

C19H36O2

18

1-Azabicyclo(2.2.2)octane, 4-methyl-

3.37

125.21

C8H15N

19

6-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (Z)-

3.56

296.49

C19H36O2

20

9-Octadecenoic acid (Z)-, methyl ester

0.53

296.49

C19H36O2

21

cis-13-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester

0.74

296.49

C19H36O2

22

9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester, (E)-

4.34

296.49

C19H36O2

23

Methyl stearate

2.87

298.50

C19H38O2

24

Hexadecanoic acid, 14-methyl-, methyl ester

3.63

284.48

C18H36O2

25

Oxiraneoctanoic acid, 3-octyl-, cis-

0.03

298.46

C18H34O3

26

Eicosanoic acid, methyl ester

0.72

326.56

C21H42O2

27

6-Nitroundec-5-ene

0.02

199.29

C11H21NO2

28

Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acid, methyl ester

0.02

154.21

C9H14O2

29

Docosanoic acid, methyl ester

0.07

354.61

C23H46O2