title: 1D-3,4-Di-O-(diphenylmethylphosphonio)-1,2,5, 6-tetra-O-methyl-chiro-inositol diiodide.
abstract: The title compound, 3,4,5,6-tetramethoxycyclohexane-1, 2-diyldioxybis(methyldiphenylphosphonium) diiodide, C(36)H(44)O(6)P(2)(2+).2I(-), was prepared from a New Zealand natural product, D-chiro-inositol, in order to develop new catalytic metal complexes. The inositol ring retains its usual chair conformation with only minor perturbations caused by the bound diphenylmethylphosphines. Crystal-packing forces are provided by C-H. I cation-anion interactions.
authors.affiliation: Industrial Research Limited, PO Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. g.gainsford@irl.cri.nz
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Gainsford
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lensink
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falshaw