The chemical compound ononitol is a derivative of inositol, specifically 4-O-methyl-myo-inositol: an ether that can be described as the result of replacing the hydroxyl (–OH) in position 4 of myo-inositol by a methoxy group.

Ononitol
Names
IUPAC name
4-O-methyl-myo-inositol
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-6-Methoxycyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C7H14O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)2(8)4(10)6(7)12/h2-12H,1H3/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6-,7-/m0/s1 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C7H14O6/c1-13-7-5(11)3(9)2(8)4(10)6(7)12/h2-12H,1H3/t2-,3-,4-,5+,6-,7-/m0/s1
  • CO[C@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]1O)O)O)O)O
Properties
C7H14O6
Molar mass 194.183 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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This compound occurs in several organisms. It is one of the predominant soluble carbohydrate derivatives in the root nodules of the pea plant created by the bacterium Rhizobium leguminosarum,[1] and a constituent of Medicago sativa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lief Skøt, Helge Egsgaard (1984): "Identification of ononitol and O-methyl-scyllo-inositol in pea root nodules". Planta, volume 161, pages 32–36. doi:10.1007/BF00951457
  2. ^ E. A. McComb and V. V. Rendig (1962). "Ononitol (4-O-methyl-myo-inositol) as a constituent of Medicago sativa". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 99 (1): 192–193. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(62)90261-8.