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Table 1 List of compounds of the rubbing paper with retention time (RT), expected main fragment ions, most likely attribution of the products, and relative content

From: Characterization and identification of Chinese historical rubbings preserved in Wuyuan Museum by Pyrolysis–Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry

No

RT(min)

Main ions

Identified compounds

Area (%) ± SD

G1

3.35

53, (80)

1H-Pyrrole, 3-methyl-

0.84 ± 0.16

1

5.32

51, 78, (104)

Styrene

1.15 ± 0.14

2

5.85

53, (67), 96

2-Cyclopenten-1-one, 2-methyl-

1.6 ± 0.35

3

8.57

53, 67, (96)

2,4-Dimethylfuran

2.49 ± 0.58

4

9.51

66, (94)

Phenol

1.8 ± 0.18

5

11.61

(67), 95, 110

2-Cyclopenten-1-one, 2,3-Dimethyl-

1.26 ± 0.35

E1

12.61

69, (109), 119, 134

Cis-p-mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol

0.82 ± 0.08

6

13.35

79, (108)

3-Methyl-Phenol

2.73 ± 0.61

E2

16.98

(71), 81, 95, 123, 138

Menthol

0.61 ± 0.22

7

18.86

(91), 131

Benzenepropanenitrile

1.54 ± 0.57

G2

20.57

63, 90, (117)

Indole

2.38 ± 0.56

G3

23.29

77, 103, (130)

3-Methyl-Indole

1.8 ± 0.44

E3

25.58

105, (119), 132, 202

Curcumene

0.4 ± 0.11

8

26.2

(55), 69, 83, 97, 111

1-Pentadecene

1.01 ± 0.29

9

28.73

(55), 69, 83, 97, 111

1-Heptadecene

0.89 ± 0.31

10

30.29

(60), 73

1,6-Anhydro-bete-D-Glucopyranose

21.5 ± 6.94

S1

33.2

76, 152, (178)

Anthracene

0.38 ± 0.12

11

36.2

43, (73), 129, 256

n-Hexadecanoic acid

4.09 ± 0.7

S2

39.01

101, (202)

Fluoranthene

0.24 ± 0.01

S3

40.05

101, (202)

Pyrene

0.26 ± 0.08

12

40.18

43, (73), 129, 284

Octadecanoic acid

4.96 ± 1.29

T1

41.9

189, 204, (219), 234

Retene

0.22 ± 0.07

T2

44.02

(239), 299, 314

Methyl dehydroabietate

0.12 ± 0.03

S4

46.07

101, 113, (228)

Triphenylene

0.15 ± 0.04

S5

52.33

113, 125, (252)

Benzo[k]fluoranthene

0.19 ± 0.04

G4

52.77

57, 81, 147, 353, (368)

Cholesta-3,5-diene

0.21 ± 0.05

13

54.66

95, 135,189, 203,(218)

Beta-amyrin

0.18 ± 0.04

14

55.3

95, 135,189, 203,(218)

Alpha-amyrin

1.06 ± 0.31

S6

57.87

138, (276)

Benzo[ghi]perylene

0.29 ± 0.02

  1. The value of the main ions in parenthesis is the base peak