1D-1-O-methyl-myo-inositol

Also known as bornesitol, (-)-bornesitol, D-(-)-bornesitol, (1R,2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol

Bornesitol is an organic compound with the formula . Classified as a cyclitol (cyclic sugar alcohol), it is derivative of inositol. Chemically, it is a methyl ether of D-myo-inositol.

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Mass: 194.079041

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isomeric SMILES: CO[C@@]1([C@@]([C@@]([C@]([C@@]([C@]1(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])[H]
canonical SMILES: COC1(C(C(C(C(C1(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])(O)[H])[H]
chemical formula: C₇H₁₄O₆

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Bornesitol is an organic compound with the formula . Classified as a cyclitol (cyclic sugar alcohol), it is derivative of inositol. Chemically, it is a methyl ether of D-myo-inositol.

It occurs in relative abundance in the leaves of Hancornia speciosa.