TOMMY IVERSEN and DAVID R. BUNDLE. Can. J. Chem. 60, 299 (1982). The syntheses of two branched trisaccharides, which constitute important elements of enterobacterial lipopolysaccharides are described. The common structural feature of each trisaccharide is a-D-glucopyranoside, upon which branching occurs at the 0 -3 and 0 -6 positions. Selective blocking of this hexoside at 0 -2 and 0-4 by persistent blocking groups was accomplished by benzylation of 1 ,6-anhydro-P-D-glucopyranoside (1). Acetolysis of the product 2 afforded a mixture of anomeric triacetates 3 from which the corresponding 3,6-di-0-acetyI-2,4-O-benzyl-a-~-glucopyranosyl chloride (4) was prepared. The a and P 8-methoxycarbonyloctyl glycosides 5 and 6 were obtained in the ratio -2:1, when 4 was reacted with 8-methoxycarbonyloctanol. Transesterification of the a-glycoside 5 gave the aglyconic intermediate 7 from which each trisaccharide could be obtained in a one step reaction. Thus glycosylation of 7 with tetra-0-benzyl-a-D-galactopyranosyl chloride (8) or 2,4-di-0-benzyl-3,6-dideoxy-a-Lxylo-hexopyranosyl chloride (10) gave the trisaccharides 11 and 13. In both cases removal of blocking groups was achieved in a single hydrogenolysis step. Trisaccharide 12 represents a trisaccharide sequence present in the core saccharide of Salmonella lipopolysaccharides, while the colitose containing trisaccharide 14 is an essential element of the E. coli 011 1 0-antigen.TOMMY IVERSEN et DAVID R. BUNDLE. Can. J . Chem. 60, 299 (1982).On decrit la synthese de deux trisaccharides ramifies qui constituent des elements importants des lipopolysaccharides enterobacteriens. La caracteristique structurale commune a chaque trisaccharide est I'a-D-glucopyrannoside, sur lequel s'effectue les ramification en positions 0-3 et 0-6. On a p11 proteger selectivement cet hexoside en positions 0 -2 et 0 -4 a I'aide de groupes protecteurs tres stables en benzylant I'anhydro-1,6 P-D-glucopyrannose (I). L'acelotyse du compose 2 conduit a un melange de triacetates 3 anomeres a partir duquel on a prepare le chlorure de di-0-acetyl-3,6 0-benzyl-2,4 a-D-glucopyrannosyle (4). On a obtenu les a -et P-glycosides de methoxycarbonyl-8 octyle, 5 et 6, dans un rapport de 2: 1 environ en faisant reagir le compose 4 avec le methoxycarbonyl-8 octanol. La transesterification de l'a-glycoside conduit al'intermediaire aglyconique 7 a partir duquel on peut obtenir chaque trisaccharide en une seule etape. Ainsi la glycosilation du compose 7 par le chlorure de tetra-0-benzyl a-D-galactopyrannosyle (8) ou par le chlorure de di-0-benzyl-2,4 dideoxy-3,6 a-L-xylohexopyrannosyle (10) donne les trisaccharides 11 et 13. Dans les deux cas, I'hydrolyse permet d'effectuer la deprotection en une seule etape. Le trisaccharide 12 represente une suite de trisaccharides presents dans le noyau saccharique des lipopolysaccharides du type Salmonella, tandis que le trisaccharide 14 contenant la colitose est un element essentiel de I'antigene 0 de I'E. Coli 0 1 11.[Traduit par le journal] Introduction Although antigenic determ...