SYNTHESIS OF 1D-2-O- AND 1D-5-O-(α-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-4-O-METHYL-chiro-INOSITOL: PREFERENCE FOR EQUATORIAL HYDROXYL GROUPS IN THE IMIDATE GALACTOSYLATION PROCEDURE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)85612-8

1D-2-O-(α-D-Galactopyranosyl)-4-O-methyl-chiro-inositol, identical to a galactosylpinitol previously isolated from seeds of Trifolium subterraneum, has been synthesized, together with an isomer, 1D-5-O-(α-D-galactopyranosyl)-4-O-methyl-chiro-inositol.In b