Ionic liquid with multi-SO3H groups was employed as a catalyst for facile preparation of 1,8dioxo-decahydroacridines via the one-pot condensation of various aldehydes, 1,3-diketones with aromatic amines or ammonium acetate. Various aromatic aldehydes were utilized in the reaction and in all situations the desired product were synthesized successfully. The described novel synthesis method propos...

Several C-glycoside ketones and peracetylated C-glycoside ketones have been synthesized from 13 structurally-diverse aldoses sugars (including isotope labeled [1-(13)C]Glc, [U-(13)C]Glc, and [6, 6'-(2)H(2)]Glc) via an aqueous-based Knoevanagel condensation with aliphatic 1,3-diketones. Sodium adduct molecular ions observed by MALDI-TOF MS confirmed that the reactions are essentially quantitativ...

Four of the major HS-GC analyses that are typically performed at breweries are described here (Table 1). The first, and most important, is monitoring for vicinal diketones (VDK) in the beer, which include 2,3-butanedione (diacetyl) and 2,3-pentanedione. VDK are considered extremely important since they are known to affect the taste of the beer. These components produce a butterlike flavor and a...