Abstract: | Derivatives of benzyl 2-1-(benzyloxy)formamido]-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside with various protecting groups at C(3) (benzoyl, benzyl and N-phenylcarbamoyl) and C(6) (benzoyl, benzylsulfonyl, N-phenylcarbamoyl and tosyl) have been synthesized as starting materials for disaccharides. The C(4) and C(6) hydroxyl groups of the amino sugar were initially blocked by an acetal group. After introduction of the protecting group at C(3), the acetal group was removed by acid hydrolysis, and the C(6) hydroxyl group was selectively acylated or sulfonylated. The 3,6-di-O-benzoate has also been prepared by dimolar benzoylation of the amino sugar, whereby the 4,6-isomer was obtained as a by-product. |