Diketopectates (PDK) was quantitatively synthesized by the oxidation of pectin sol with potassium permanganate in alkaline solutions at pH`s > 12. The yield was 97.3 %. The chemical structure of such synthesized pectate-diketones was elucidated by elemental analysis and spectroscopic data. Sol-gel transformation and/or precipitation were observed when PDK was added to polyvalent metal ion electrolytes. The reaction mechanism of synthesis process was suggested and discussed.
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