2,4,6-Tri-O-benzyl-myo-inositol

The crystal structure of 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-myo-inositol [2,4,6-tris(benzyloxy)-1,3,5-cyclohexanetriol], C₂₇H₃₀O₆, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The structure consists of a cyclohexyl ring having three hydroxy groups alternating with three benzyl groups. The cyclohexyl ring adopts a chair conformation with five substituents in equatorial orientations and one in an axial orientation.

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