SYNTHETIC MUCIN FRAGMENTS: METHYL 3-O-(2-ACETAMIDO-2-DEOXY-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-β-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYDE AND METHYL 3-O-(2-ACETAMIDO-2-DEOXY-3-O-β-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL-β-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-β-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(84)85070-3

Methyl 2,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-galactopyranoside (5) was obtained crystalline by way of its 3-O-allyl derivative, which was in turn obtained by ring-opening of a presumed 3,4-O-stannylene derivative of methyl β-D-galactopyranoside, followed by benzylation.