5-Deoxyinositol

5-Deoxyinositol
IUPAC name cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Other names Viburnitol; d-Quercitol; (+)-Quercitol; Acorn sugar
Identifiers
CAS number	488-73-3
PubChem	441437
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C1C(C(C(C(C1O)O)O)O)O
Properties[1]
Molecular formula	C6H12O5
Molar mass	164.16 g mol−1
Exact mass	164.068473 u
Appearance	Crystalline solid
Melting point	235 °C, 508 K, 455 °F
Solubility in water	Soluble
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Infobox references

5-Deoxyinositol (quercitol) is a cyclitol. It can be found in wines aged in oak wood barrels.^[2] It can also be found in Quercus sp. (oaks)^[3] and in Gymnema sylvestre. It is different from quercetol, a synonym of quercetin.

References

1. ^ Merck Index, 12th Edition, 8218
2. ^ Davinia Carlavilla, Mar Villamiel, Isabel Martínez-Castro and M. Victoria Moreno-Arribas (2006). "Occurrence and Significance of Quercitol and Other Inositols in Wines during Oak Wood Aging". Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 57 (4): 468–473. http://www.ajevonline.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/4/468. 
3. ^ Sonia Rodríguez-Sánchez, Ana I Ruiz-Matute, María Elena Alañón, María Soledad Pérez-Coello, Luis F de Julio-Torres, Ramón Morales and Isabel Martínez-Castro (2010). "Analysis of cyclitols in different Quercus species by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry". Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 90 (10): 1735–1738. doi:10.1002/jsfa.4009.