Stereochemical observations on the bromate induced monobromopentahydroxylation of benzene by catalytic photoinduced charge transfer osmylation. A concise synthesis of (±)-pinitol

Abstract

The use of lower temperatures in the title reaction favours the formation of the neo diastereoisomer of the deoxybromoinositol whose diisopropylidene derivative can be converted in three steps to (±)-pinitol.

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