The emission of (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol, (Z)-3-hexenylacetate and other oxygenated hydrocarbons from agricultural plant species

Abstract

The oxygenated hydrocarbon species identified as emissions from 29 agricultural and natural plant species found in California's Central Valley are reported. Prevalent as emissions from these agricultural crops were (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol and (Z)-3-hexenylacetate, with the latter compound often the dominant hydrocarbon emission. Quantitative emission rates for (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol and (Z)-3-hexenylacetate are reported for 18 agricultural and two natural plant species, and a brief discussion of the expected atmospheric chemistry of these two compounds is given.