Synthesis of 2-(4-trifluoroacetamidophenyl)ethyl O-(L-glycero-α-D-manno-heptopyranosyl)-(1→7)-O-(L-glycero-α-D-manno -heptopyranosyl)-(1→3)-L-glycero-α-D-manno-heptopyranoside, corresponding to the heptose region of the Salmonella Ra core structure

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0008-6215(00)90553-6

The title trisaccharide was synthesized from methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-L-glycero-α-D-manno-heptopyranoside by acetolysis, followed by conversion into ethyl thioglycosides and also glycosyl bromides, which were both used in glycosylation reactions. In glyc