Viscumitol is a cyclitol. It is a dimethyl-ether of muco-inositol that can be isolated from Viscum album.[1]

Viscumitol
Names
IUPAC name
1,2-Di-O-methyl-muco-inositol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-5,6-Dimethoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H16O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)4(10)6(12)8(7)14-2/h3-12H,1-2H3/t3-,4+,5+,6-,7-,8+ checkY
    Key: HREVPIABJKTEDU-CNVXYERZSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1S/C8H16O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)4(10)6(12)8(7)14-2/h3-12H,1-2H3/t3-,4+,5+,6-,7-,8+
  • CO[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]1OC)O)O)O)O
Properties
C8H16O6
Molar mass 208.210 g·mol−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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References

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  1. ^ Richter, Andreas (1992). "Viscumitol, a dimethyl-ether of muco-inositol from Viscum album". Phytochemistry. 31 (11): 3925–3927. Bibcode:1992PChem..31.3925R. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97555-1.