Synthesis of the Forssman pentasaccharide and terminal tetra-, tri-, and di-saccharide fragments
The 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl (TMSEt) β-glycosides of the Forssman pentasaccharide [α-d-GalNAc-(1 → 3)-β-d-GalNAc-(1 → 3)-α-d-Gal-(1 → 4)-β-d-Gal-(1 → 4)-d-Glc] and the terminal tetrasaccharide, as well as the methyl glycosides 1 and 2 of the terminal di- and tri-saccharides, were synthesised by silver trifluoromethanesulfonate-promoted α-glycosylation of suitably protected mono-, di-, tri-, and tet
