A method for making high density fuels including, heating a renewable plant oil, triglyceride, or fatty acid with at least one first acid catalyst to generate a first mixture of alkyladamantanes, increasing reaction time or adding at least one second catalysts to a first mixture of alkyladamantanes to produce a second alkyladamantane mixture, separating methyl, ethyl, propyl, and/or butyl adamantanes from a second alkyladamantane mixture to produce a third adamantane mixture to produce fuels.

The present invention relates to fungicidal N-bicycloalkyl and N-tricycloalkyl pyrazole-4-(thio)carboxamide derivatives of formula (I), wherein T represents O or S; n represents 0 or 1; and B represents where the bond marked by * is attached to the (CZ2Z3)n-N amide moiety, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions. ##STR00001##

Decalin derivative compounds of formula (I) are provided, including processes for preparation thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions including the decalin derivative compounds. Methods are provided for treating blood related disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, in a subject in need thereof using a compound of formula (I).

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The present disclosure relates to methods of carbon-carbon bond fragmentation.

Useful processes of preparation and intermediates useful for the preparation of Compound 1, a selective estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) modulator/degrader (SERM/SERD), having utility for the treatment of ER+ cancers including breast cancer are described.

The present invention relates to a novel method for producing fluorinated cycloaliphatic compounds from the analogous aromatic compounds by hydrogenation with an Rh-carbene catalyst system.

Decalin derivative compounds of formula (I) are provided, including processes for preparation thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions including the decalin derivative compounds. Methods are provided for treating blood related disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, in a subject in need thereof using a compound of formula (I). ##STR00001##

The present disclosure is drawn to methods of treating diseases or disorders, and uses of preparing medicaments. The methods of administering and/or preparation of medicaments can include the use of a compound of Formula (I) disclosed herein, or a geometric isomer, stereoisomer, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.

The present disclosure describes compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:

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Compounds of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof are provided, wherein the dotted lines represent a carbon-carbon single bond or a carbon-carbon double bond; and one R.sup.1 group represents a hydrogen atom and the second R.sup.1 group represents a methyl group. Also provided are their uses as perfuming ingredients to impart vetiver/rooty and powdery notes; e.g. in perfuming compositions or in consumer products. ##STR00001##