SummaryThe synthesis of three N-a~ky~-6~7~dide~xy-~2:3~4-di-~-is~pr~py~idene-7-[(alky~-carb~ny~)amin~]-L-g~ycer~-~-D-galacto-octopyranuronamides 6a-c, analogous model dipeptides containing two amide groups connected to the a-carbon bearing the fully protected galactose as a side chain, has been realized with the aim of determining the conformational influence of the galactosyl moiety on the peptide backbone. Molecular modeling of 6a; X-ray crystallography of 6c, and IR and NMR experiments on 6a-c in organic solvents show that the carbohydrate ring assumes a twist boat conformation. In non-polar organic solvents, the NH of the left amide group interacts with one ketal oxygen of the galactosyl group.