Abstract Inositol phosphates and inositol phospholipids are ubiquitous in biochemistry and play a central role in cell signaling and regulation events. For this reason, their synthesis has attracted widespread interest.… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Inositol phosphates and inositol phospholipids are ubiquitous in biochemistry and play a central role in cell signaling and regulation events. For this reason, their synthesis has attracted widespread interest. This paper describes the preparation of a new optically active inositol phosphate derivative, 2‐O‐acetyl‐3,4,5,6‐tetra‐O‐benzyl‐d‐myo‐inosityl diphenylphosphate (6), and its characterization by spectroscopic methods. Compound (6) represents a useful intermediate for the preparation of inositol phosphate and phospholipids, in particular of glycerophosphoinositol (GPI), a natural anti‐inflammatory agent.
               
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