5-Deoxyinositol

5-Deoxyinositol
Names
	IUPAC name cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
	Other names Viburnitol; d-Quercitol; (+)-Quercitol; Proto-quercitol; Acorn sugar
Identifiers
CAS Number	488-73-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	390170 ;
PubChem CID	441437;
UNII	M8H1D7SDLM ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80197609 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c7-2-1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(2)9/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5+/m1/s1 Key: IMPKVMRTXBRHRB-MBMOQRBOSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H12O5/c7-2-1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(2)9/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5+/m1/s1 Key: IMPKVMRTXBRHRB-MBMOQRBOBL;
	SMILES O[C@@H]1C[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(O)[C@H]1O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O5
Molar mass	164.157 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline solid
Melting point	234 to 235 °C (453 to 455 °F; 507 to 508 K)
Solubility in water	Soluble
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

5-Deoxyinositol (quercitol) is a cyclitol. It can be found in wines aged in oak wood barrels.^[2] It can also be found in Quercus sp. (oaks)^[3] and in Gymnema sylvestre. It is different from quercetol, a synonym of quercetin.

References

^ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 8218
^ Davinia Carlavilla; Mar Villamiel; Isabel Martínez-Castro; M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas (2006). "Occurrence and Significance of Quercitol and Other Inositols in Wines during Oak Wood Aging". Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57 (4): 468–473. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Sonia Rodríguez-Sánchez; Ana I Ruiz-Matute; María Elena Alañón; María Soledad Pérez-Coello; Luis F de Julio-Torres; Ramón Morales; Isabel Martínez-Castro (2010). "Analysis of cyclitols in different Quercus species by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90 (10): 1735–1738. doi:10.1002/jsfa.4009. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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[1] Merck Index, 12th Edition, 8218

[2] Davinia Carlavilla; Mar Villamiel; Isabel Martínez-Castro; M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas (2006). "Occurrence and Significance of Quercitol and Other Inositols in Wines during Oak Wood Aging". Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57 (4): 468–473. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[3] Sonia Rodríguez-Sánchez; Ana I Ruiz-Matute; María Elena Alañón; María Soledad Pérez-Coello; Luis F de Julio-Torres; Ramón Morales; Isabel Martínez-Castro (2010). "Analysis of cyclitols in different Quercus species by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90 (10): 1735–1738. doi:10.1002/jsfa.4009. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

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