Reaction product mixtures including both symmetric compounds and asymmetric dipolar multi-substituted alditol derivatives

A reaction product mixture comprising at least two isomeric compounds meeting the following description:

• at least one alditol di-acetal compound conforming with the Formula (I):
• 5
• wherein p is 0 or 1, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are each the same or different and are selected from electron donating groups, such as hydrogen, lower alkyl groups containing 1-4 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy groups, and electron withdrawing groups, such as halogens (meaning fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine);
• R1, R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different and are selected from electron donating groups, such as hydrogen, lower alkyl groups containing 1-4 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy groups, indan, tetralin, benzyl, substituted benzyl, or any two are combined to form a cyclic moiety, and electron withdrawing groups, such as nitro and halogens;
• with the first proviso that if one of said R1, R2, R3, or R4 groups is nitro, then no other nitro groups are present anywhere on the compound;
• with a second proviso that, unless s single nitro group is present, at least two electron withdrawing groups must be present and must be present as either the pair of R1 and R2 or the pair of R3 and R4 such that if one pair comprises such electron withdrawing groups, the other pair must comprise electron donating groups and the same ring system comprising such electron donating groups must not comprise any electron withdrawing groups;
• wherein said reaction product mixture includes at least one other reaction product, wherein said at least one other reaction product is a symmetrical alditol compound.