Bornesitol

Bornesitol
Names
IUPAC name
1D-1-O-Methyl-myo-inositol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-Methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Other names
D-(−)-Bornesitol
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 484-71-9 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:18427 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 10254649 checkY
KEGG
  • C03659
PubChem CID
  • 440078
UNII
  • RW8AP5YP8U checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID60331468 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C7H14O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)2(8)4(10)6(7)12/h2-12H,1H3/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-,7-/m1/s1 checkY
    Key: DSCFFEYYQKSRSV-AGZHHQKVSA-N checkY
  • O[C@@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](OC)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C7H14O6
Molar mass 194.183 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Chemical compound

Bornesitol is a cyclitol. It can be found in the gentianaceae and menyanthaceae plant families.[1] Chemically, it is a methyl ether of D-myo-inositol.

References

  1. ^ Norbert Schilling (1976). "Distribution of l-(+)-bornesitol in the gentianaceae and menyanthaceae". Phytochemistry. 15 (5): 824–826. Bibcode:1976PChem..15..824S. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)94463-7.[dead link]
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