Quebrachitol

quebrachitol
Names
	IUPAC name (1R,2S,4S,5R)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
	Other names Quebrachitol; L-Quebrachitol; (-)-Quebrachitol; 2-O-methyl-l-inositol; 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol
Identifiers
CAS Number	642-38-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL501109 ;
ChemSpider	10254652 ;
PubChem CID	151108;
UNII	9W4JLQ7I4W ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H14O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)2(8)4(10)6(7)12/h2-12H,1H3/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6+,7-/m0/s1 Key: DSCFFEYYQKSRSV-FIZWYUIZSA-N ;
	SMILES CO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]1O)O)O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H14O6
Molar mass	194.18 g/mol
Appearance	White to off-white powder
Melting point	190 to 198 °C (374 to 388 °F; 463 to 471 K)
Solubility in water	Soluble in DMSO, dimethyl formamide, or water
	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

Quebrachitol is a naturally occurring optically active cyclitol, a cyclic polyol. It can be found in Allophylus edulis^[1] and in the serum left after the coagulation of the Hevea brasiliensis latex in the operation of rubber tapping.^[2] It is also found in Cannabis sativa,^[3] in Paullinia pinnata and in seabuckthorn.^[4]

It was first isolated by Tanret in 1887 from the bark of Aspidosperma quebracho. The substance was tested as a sweetening agent for diabetics in 1933. It shows a sweetening property half of that of sucrose but induces colic or diarrhoea at concentration used to render the food palatable.^[5]

Quebrachitol is a versatile building block in the construction of naturally occurring bioactive materials.^[6] For example, its conversion into antifungal (E)-β-methoxyacrylate, oudemansin X has been made.^[7]

References

^ Díaz, Martina; González, Andrés; Castro-Gamboa, Ian; Gonzalez, David; Rossini, Carmen (13 October 2008). "First record of l-quebrachitol in Allophylus edulis (Sapindaceae)". Carbohydrate Research. 343 (15): 2699–2700. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.014. PMID 18715552.
^ van Alphen, Jan (1951). "Quebrachitol". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 43: 141–145. doi:10.1021/ie50493a041.
^ 1955 - ACTA UNIVERSITATIS PALACKIANAE OLOMUCENSIS - TOM. VI. - HEMP AS A MEDICAMENT, Properties of isolated substances. Prof. Jan Kabelik, A brief survey of the methods of isolation and the physical and chemical properties and structures of the isolated antibacterial substances. F. Santavy & Z. Krejci
^ Some new data about antiviral and related activities of seabuckthorn principals and the prospects of their use. Shipulina L.D., All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Moscow, Russia
^ McCance, RA; Lawrence, RD (1933). "An investigation of quebrachitol as a sweetening agent for diabetics". Biochem J. 27 (4): 986–9. doi:10.1042/bj0270986. PMC 1252976. PMID 16745234.
^ Kiddle, James J. (1995). "Quebrachitol: A Versatile Building Block in the Construction of Naturally Occurring Bioactive Materials". Chemical Reviews. 95 (6): 2189–2202. doi:10.1021/cr00038a016.
^ Total synthesis of antibiotic (−)-oudemansin X utilizing L-quebrachitol as a chiral pool. Chida N., Yamada K. and Ogawa S., Chemistry Letters, 1992, no4, pp. 687-690

External links

"Quebrachitol on the Sigma-Aldrich website". Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[1] Díaz, Martina; González, Andrés; Castro-Gamboa, Ian; Gonzalez, David; Rossini, Carmen (13 October 2008). "First record of l-quebrachitol in Allophylus edulis (Sapindaceae)". Carbohydrate Research. 343 (15): 2699–2700. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.07.014. PMID 18715552.

[2] van Alphen, Jan (1951). "Quebrachitol". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 43: 141–145. doi:10.1021/ie50493a041.

[3] 1955 - ACTA UNIVERSITATIS PALACKIANAE OLOMUCENSIS - TOM. VI. - HEMP AS A MEDICAMENT, Properties of isolated substances. Prof. Jan Kabelik, A brief survey of the methods of isolation and the physical and chemical properties and structures of the isolated antibacterial substances. F. Santavy & Z. Krejci

[4] Some new data about antiviral and related activities of seabuckthorn principals and the prospects of their use. Shipulina L.D., All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Moscow, Russia

[5] McCance, RA; Lawrence, RD (1933). "An investigation of quebrachitol as a sweetening agent for diabetics". Biochem J. 27 (4): 986–9. doi:10.1042/bj0270986. PMC 1252976. PMID 16745234.

[6] Kiddle, James J. (1995). "Quebrachitol: A Versatile Building Block in the Construction of Naturally Occurring Bioactive Materials". Chemical Reviews. 95 (6): 2189–2202. doi:10.1021/cr00038a016.

[7] Total synthesis of antibiotic (−)-oudemansin X utilizing L-quebrachitol as a chiral pool. Chida N., Yamada K. and Ogawa S., Chemistry Letters, 1992, no4, pp. 687-690

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