Studies on carbohydrates XVIII. Synthesis of tetrasaccharide corresponding to biological repeat units of Serratia marcescens O18 polysaccharide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86306-5

The synthesis of a blocked tetrasaccharide portion of the biological repeat unit, [→2)L-Rhapα(1→2)L-Rhapα(1→2)L-Rhapα(1→6)D-GlcNAcpα(1→], of the Serratia marcescens O18 polysaccharide was described. The key intermediate compounds was 3,4-blocked -L-rhamno