The first synthesis of tetraglucosyl glucitol having phytoalexin-elicitor activity in rice cells based on a sequential glycosylation strategy

We describe a highly convergent approach for the synthesis of the tetraglucosyl glucitol 1 and its derivatives 4, 5 and 6 which exhibit phytoalexin-elicitor activity in rice cells based on sequential glycosylation.