Abstract Benzyl 2-acetamido-4-O-(2-O-acetyl-3, 4, 6-tri-O-benzyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-3, 6-di- O-benzyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside (5) was synthesized by the treatment of benzyl 2- acetamido-3, 6-di-O-benzyl-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranoside (3) with 2-O-acetyl-3, 4, 6-tri-O- benzyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl bromide in the presence of silver trifluoromethanesulfonate and s-collidine. O-Deacetylation, followed by oxidation with acetic anhydride-dimethyl ...