Tetrasaccharide-glycoside, synthesis

This synthesis demonstrated that the neighboring-group participation effect on the stereoselectivity of glycosylation reactions can be extended to sohd-phase processes. In this case, milder and more practical cleavage conditions than previously discussed were established. The use of /V- bromosuccinimide as the thiophilic reagent in acetone/water or tetrahydrofuran/methanol permitted the release of oligosaccharides in form of lactols or 1-0-Me glycosides, respectively. The tetrasaccharide derivative was isolated in 34% yield from thiol resin 3 (80% yield per step). 

Iteration and sequential glycosidation in a stepwise manner or by block synthesis (e.g., disaccharide donor and disaccharide acceptor for tetrasaccharide synthesis)... 

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