Abstract Using a short and facile synthetic protocol involving highly selective, regio-and enantioselective enzymatic esterifications as key reaction steps, readily available myo- inositol is converted into optically pure ID-1-O-butyryl-4, 6-O-dibenzoyl-myo-inositol (−)-5, a selectively protected central intermediate for the preparation of numerous inositol phosphates.
![[(1R,2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3-benzoyloxy-4-butanoyloxy-2,5,6-trihydroxycyclohexyl] benzoate Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/017/153265-90-8.png)