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Racemic 2,4(6)-di-O-benzoyl-myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthoformate shows a very efficient inter­molecular benzoyl-group migration reaction in its crystals due to the helical assembly of mol­ecules, which places the reactive electrophile (C=O) and nucleophile (-OH) in proximity with a preorganized El...Nu geometry favourable for the acyl transfer reaction. However, the presence of 4,4'-bi­pyridine mol­ecules in its cocrystal perturbs the helical assembly of the dibenzoate mol­ecules and thus restricts its solid-state reactivity.
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