Oligoarabinofuranosides 1−4, fragments of the arabinan components found in the mycobacterial cell wall have been synthesized. 1 and 2 are representative of the structural features of the internal core of arabinogalactan, arabinomannan and lipoarabinomannans. 3 is the capping motif of the lipoarabinomannan of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis BCG while 4 is the hexasaccharide found at the non-reducing end of arabinogalactan. Complete stereocontrol was

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