title: myo-Inositol 4,6-carbonate: an easily prepared small molecule with three syn-axial hydroxyl groups.
abstract: myo-Inositol 4,6-carbonate, a compound having three syn-axial hydroxyl groups, was synthesized in four steps suitable for gram-scale preparation. It readily forms complexes with cations.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. organic_office@gmq.chem.unsw.edu.au
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Angyal
mesh_terms: D002254:Carbonates / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002412:Cations; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D007294:Inositol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D002254:Carbonates; D002412:Cations; C415346:inositol 4,6-carbonate; D017665:Hydroxyl Radical; D007294:Inositol