Author(s)

Mamoun S. M. Abd El-Kareem^1*, Mohamed Abd El Fattah Rabbih¹, Ezzat Taha Mohamed Selim¹, Elsherbiny Abd El-monem Elsherbiny², Ayman Yasen El-Khateeb³

¹Molcular and Atomic Physics Unit, Experimental Nuclear Physics Dept., Nuclear Research Centre, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Cairo, Egypt.
²Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.
³Agricultural Chemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.

Volatile components in the extracts of basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) were identified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) with electron ionization (EI) mode. The major volatile components of basil under investigation are α-pinene, sabinene, β-pinene, d-limonene, eucalyptol, l-linalool and estragole. Electron ionization mass spectra of these compounds have been obtained and investigated. Furthermore, the semi-empirical MNDO [Modified Neglect of Diatomic Overlap] method was used to calculate the thermochemical data for the structural properties of these compounds.

Gas Chromatograph, Mass Spectrometer, Semi-Empirical Calculations, Basil Essential Oil

El-Kareem, M. , Rabbih, M. , Selim, E. , Elsherbiny, E. and El-Khateeb, A.Y.(2016) Application of GC/EIMS in Combination with Semi-Empirical Calculations for Identification and Investigation of Some Volatile Components in Basil Essential Oil. International Journal of Analytical Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography, 4, 14-25. doi: 10.4236/ijamsc.2016.41002.