Enzyme assisted synthesis of D-myo-inositol-1,2,6-trisphosphate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00003-1

The title compound is prepared in enantiomerically pure form via a facile enzyme assisted route. Essential for the success of the described method were a) the highly enantioselective esterification of 4,6-O-dibenzoyl-myo-inositol 2, b) the selective acylation of the axial hydroxyl function in 3 and c) the selective, base catalysed methanolysis of one benzoate group in 5. The obtained, selectively protected 1,2,6-triol 6 was converted into the title compound 7 by phosphorylation using N,N-dimethyl dibenzyl phosphoamidite followed by deprotection.