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A convenient synthesis of differentially protected L-chiro-inositol 7
from 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-xylopyranose is described The structure of 7
was confirmed by its transformation to the pentabenzylated derivative
of (-)-quebrachitol. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.