Total synthesis of the proposed structure of `brahol' and the structural revision |
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Authors: | Kana M Sureshan |
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Institution: | Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama 7900607, Japan |
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Abstract: | Proposed structure of brahol, a natural product, has been disproved by total synthesis of the proposed molecule from myo-inositol. Readily available 1,2;4,5-di-O-isopropylidene-myo-inositol, 3 was converted to 2,5-di-O-acetyl-1,6;3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-allo-inositol by epimerization of the di-triflate of 3. The acetyl group at O-5-position was selectively deprotected by aminolysis or methanolysis enabling the total synthesis of 5-O-methyl-allo-inositol, the proposed structure of brahol in six steps from myo-inositol. A comparison of spectral data of synthetic 5-O-methyl-allo-inositol with that reported for natural brahol revealed that the proposed structure of brahol is incorrect. A detailed structural revision revealed that brahol is nothing but quebrachitol. This study contradicts the first and only report on the natural occurrence of allo-inositol derivative. |
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Keywords: | Inositol Cyclitol allo-Inositol Brahol Regioselective |
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