THE PREPARATION OF CYCLOHEXANEPENTOLS FROM INOSITOLS BY DEOXYGENATION
Several cyclohexapenetols heva been synthesized from inositols by blocking all but one hydroxyl group, converting the free hydroxyl group into its S-methyl dithiocarbonate, and treating it with tributylstannane.Suitable blocking-groups are methyl, benzyl, and methylthiomethyl ethers, and acetals.One cyclohexanepentol was prepared by the reductive deamination of an aminodeoxyinositol.