Components of the agarwood smoke on heating

ABSTRACT The smoke of two kinds of Vietnamese agarwood (Kanankoh and Jinkoh) generated by heating was analyzed by using fused silica capillary GC/M S. Kanankoh smoke contained many kinds of fragrant sesquiterpenes along with a small amount of pulp wood pyrolysis products such as acetic acid, benzaldehyde, and vanillin as a top note. On the other hand, many aromatic compounds that might be produced by pyrolysis of ligneous part were detected from Jinkoh smoke. The odor profiles of Kanankoh and Jinkoh smokes are also discussed.