1L-chiro-Inositol
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The chemical compound 1L-chiro-inositol[2] (often called L-chiro-inositol or LCI) is one of the nine stereoisomers of cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, with formula C6H12O6, the generic "inositol". Its molecule has a ring of six carbon atoms, each bonded to a hydrogen atom and a hydroxyl group (–OH). Imagining the ring is horizontal, the hydroxyls on carbons 1, 2, and 4, in clockwise order are above the respective hydrogens, while the other three are below them.
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IUPAC name
1L-chiro-Inositol | |
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol | |
Other names
(-)-1,2,4/3,5,6-inositol L-(−)-chiro-Inositol | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.183 |
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C6H12O6 | |
Molar mass | 180.156 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 230 °C (decomposes) [1] |
485 g/L [1] | |
Chiral rotation ([α]D) |
20/ −60°, c=1.3 in H2O [1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound occurs in the human body and other organisms, together with its enantiomer (mirror image isomer) 1D-chiro-inositol (DCI), but at a much lower concentration than the main isomer myo-inositol.