“…[2,15,16] The conversion of 4, which is accessible in high yields by Jeanloz' procedure, [17] into glycosides 3 is known as the oxazoline method. [18] It has the conceptual advantage that the natural 2-acetamido group is obtained directly in the glycosylation step. However, due to the low reactivity of 4, harsh reaction conditions are required, for example ptoluenesulfonic acid in refluxing nitromethane or tolu- [ ene, [3,18] leading to decomposition of 3 and 4 and, therefore, moderate yields.…”