A synthetic approach to polysialogangliosides containing α-sialyl-(2→8)-sialic acid: Total synthesis of ganglioside GD3

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(93)84025-2

A stereocontrolled, facile total synthesis of ganglioside GD₃ is described as an example of a proposed systematic approach to the preparation of gangliosides containing an α-sialyl-(2 → 8)-sialic acid unit α-glycosidically linked to O-3 of a D-