“…Consequently, we found that when the glycosylation was catalyzed with IBr (2.4 equiv)/AgOTf (3.0 equiv) reagent system in CH 2 Cl 2 at −80 °C, previously utilized by Oscarson and co-workers for the activation of Kdo ethyl thioglycosides, the product 6d was obtained in an elevated 71% yield as α-anomer only (Table , entry 5). Then, the optimized reaction conditions were further applied to the coupling of other secondary glycosyl nucleophiles, including the disarmed peracetylated Gal alcohol 5e , rhamnose (Rha) 4-OH acceptor 5f , Kdo 4- and 7-OH acceptors 5g , h . As a result, the reaction of these substrates with 1c proceeded smoothly to yield, respectively, disaccharides 6e , f , (2 → 4)- and (2 → 7)-linked Kdo disaccharides 6g , h in good yield and also as a single α-ketoside (Table , entries 6–9).…”