<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Maltol (2-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-pyrone) as a new tobacco smoke constituent was identified by thin layer chromatography and UV-spectrometry. After conversion into the methylether, by reaction with diazomethane, maltoI was identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The amount of maltol in the smoke of a cigarette, made from tobacco without any additives, was 5 to 10 µg/cigarette. As far as we know, the occurrence of γ-pyrone derivatives in tobacco smoke has not been reported until now. It might be possible that the newly found γ-pyrone derivative is only the first representative of a new class of chemical smoke constituents </p></abstract>

Maltol (2-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-pyrone) as a new tobacco smoke constituent was identified by thin layer chromatography and UV-spectrometry. After conversion into the methylether, by reaction with diazomethane, maltoI was identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The amount of maltol in the smoke of a cigarette, made from tobacco without any additives, was 5 to 10 µg/cigarette. As far as we know, the occurrence of γ-pyrone derivatives in tobacco smoke has not been reported until now. It might be possible that the newly found γ-pyrone derivative is only the first representative of a new class of chemical smoke constituents

The Identification of Maltol in Cigarette Smoke/Nachweis von Maltol in Cigarettenrauch

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Maltol (2-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-pyrone) as a new tobacco smoke constituent was identified by thin layer chromatography and UV-spectrometry. After conversion into...

The Identification of Maltol in Cigarette Smoke/Nachweis von Maltol in Cigarettenrauch

Published Online: Jul 19, 2014

Page range: 70 - 73

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0269

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