Formation of (±)-1,2-O-ethylidene-myo-inositol during the reaction between triethyl orthoformate and myo-inositol in DMSO

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397910008086938

Besides myo-inositol monoorthoformate (1), (±)-1,2-O-ethylidene-myo-inositol (2) was obtained as another product in the reaction between triethyl orthoformate and myo-inositol in DMSO catalyzed by acid under N₂.

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Formation of (±)-1,2-O-
Ethylidene-myo-Inositol During
the Reaction Between Triethyl
Orthoformate and myo-Inositol
in DMSO
Wei Zhu a & Zuyi Li a
a Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese
Academy of Sciences 354 Fenglin Lu , Shanghai,
200032, China
Published online: 04 Dec 2007.
To cite this article: Wei Zhu & Zuyi Li (2000) Formation of (±)-1,2-O-Ethylidene-myo-
Inositol During the Reaction Between Triethyl Orthoformate and myo-Inositol in DMSO,
Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 30:21, 3823-3828
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