Patchouli oil analysis of chemical components using FT-IR and GCMS method

Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Benth.) is a plant that produces essential oils to be used for cosmetics, soap, antiseptic, perfume, pharmaceutical, insecticide and aromatherapy industries. One of the products produced from the patchouli plant is patchouli oil. This study aims to determine the content of chemical compounds contained in the essential oil of patchouli using the GC-MS analysis method to determine the molecular structure of the compound and separate the fractions in patchouli oil. Another method is the FT-IR analysis method to identify the functional groups contained in patchouli oil. The chemical properties of patchouli oil from the Blado area, Batang Indonesia, are traditionally distilled from fresh patchouli leaves and stems. The results of the GCMS analysis showed that there were 10 compounds with 4 peaks of dominant components which were the constituents of patchouli essential oil, namely Patchouli Alcohol (39.46 %), Delta-Guaiene (21.51%), Alpha Guaiene (20.13%), Alpha-patchoulena (9.01%). In the FTIR results carried out in the range of 4000-450 cm-1, various functional groups such as C=C, –CH2, C-H, C=O, O-H, C-O, =C-H, and N-H. This shows that patchouli oil is rich in alcohol, aromatics, and aldehydes.