Je. Anderson et al., ECLIPSED EXOCYCLIC CARBON-OXYGEN BONDS IN THE HEXAMETHYL ETHER OF SCYLLO-INOSITOL - X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC AND NMR-STUDIES, Carbohydrate research, 272(2), 1995, pp. 141-148
Hexa-O-methyl-scyllo-inositol was synthesized and its crystal structur
e was determined by X-ray diffraction. As predicted by calculations, e
ach oxygen-methyl bond eclipses the adjacent carbon-hydrogen bond. NMR
studies show that the same conformation predominates in solution.