Table 1. Putative chemical component of n-hexane extract of Azadirachta excelsa seed kernel

Peak no Compound RT (min) Area (%)
3 3-Ethenyl-1,2-dimethyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene 14.058 0.49
8 3,5-Diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane 21.140 1.03
13 Propene sulfide 23.722 0.49
14 Dodecanoic acid 27.122 0.78
16 Eicosyltrichlorosilane 27.873 0.38
18 1-Pentadecene 32.595 0.63
21 14-Methyl pentadecanoic acid, methyl ester 35.462 0.88
23 11-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester 39.019 1.52
24 12-Methyl tetradecanoic acid, methyl ester 39.487 0.85
26 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)- 40.191 16.31
27 9-Octadecenal 40.306 16.23
28 Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester 40.767 18.99
29 1-(Ethenyloxy)-octadecane 41.819 2.62
30 9-Octadecenoic acid 42.092 1.95
33 1-Hexacosanol 44.312 0.96
36 9-Octadecen-1-ol 45.751 3.07
37 2-Butyl-1-octanol 46.064 1.30
43 Hexatriacontane 49.193 0.66
44 2,6,10,14,18,22-Tetracosahexaene, 2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl- 51.230 0.59
45 Dotriacontane 52.175 1.13
RT: retention time.