
%0 Journal Article
%A Angyal, SJ 
%A Russell, AF 
%T Cyclitols. XXVIII. Methyl esters of inositol phosphates. The structure of phytic acid
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1969/02/01
%V 22
%N 2
%P 383-390
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9690383
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9690383 
%X Methylation of phytic acid with diazomethane gives a crystalline dodecamethyl ester; a similar crystalline ester was also obtained from scyllo-inositol hexaphosphate. The methyl esters of many myo-inositol polyphosphates can be separated from each other by thin-layer or column chromatography. Phosphate migration occurs when the hydroxyl groups of partially phosphorylated inositols are methylated. 
