Virtually complete regioselective galactosylation of the diol acceptor p-methoxyphenyl 6-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-tetrachlorophthalimido-β-d-glucopyranoside (15) with the donors ethyl 3,4-di-O-acetyl-6-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-2-[[(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy)carbonyl]amino]-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (14), 4methylphenyl 2,3-di-O-acetyl-4-azido-6-O-benzyl-4-deoxy-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (30), and
4-methylphenyl 2-O-acetyl-4-azido-6-O-benzyl-4-deoxy-3-O-(methoxyethanoyl)-1-thio-β-d-galactopyranoside (44) gave the lactose-diamine derivatives 16, 33, and 45, respectively. Fucosylation of
the NHAc derivatives of 16 and 33 (17 and 34) with the donor 18 gave, after deprotection and
N-acetylation, the 2-NHAc-Lex and 4-NHAc-Lex trisaccharides 3 and 5, respectively. Removal of
the Troc group from the tetrasaccharide intermediate 23, followed by N-acetylation (→ 24), gave
the NHAc-SLex tetrasaccharide 2. Regioselective sialylation of the partially protected trisaccharide
diols 21 and 37 with the sialyl donors 22 and 38 gave, after deprotection and lactamization, the
SLex-1‘‘‘→2‘-lactam 1 and the SLex-1‘‘‘→4‘-lactam 4, respectively. The stannylidene acetal of the
trisaccharide diol 21 was regioselectively 3-O-alkylated with tert-butyl bromoacetate; reductive
removal of the Troc protecting group and addition of methanolic MeONa caused formation of a
lactam ring. Compound 40 was thus obtained over four steps in an overall yield of 52%.
Deprotection of 40 furnished the Lex-3,2-lactam 6 in 74% yield. Fucosylation of the lactose−diamine
derivative 46 with donor 18 gave the N3-Lex trisaccharide derivative 47. The azido function of 47
was reduced with H2S, which caused spontaneous closure of a lactam ring. Removal of the protecting
groups then gave the Lex-3,4-lactam 7. The total yields of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 from the
monosaccharide starting materials 14, 15, 18, 22, 30, 38, and 44 were 10%, 10%, 22%, 14%, 62%,
and 28%, respectively.