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. 2026 Aug 27;17:1901286. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1901286

Scheme 1.

Reaction scheme depicting a multi-step synthetic pathway for carbohydrate derivatives, including molecular structures, stepwise reactions labeled a–l, chemical intermediates with substituents, and notations for reagents and protecting groups, used in complex oligosaccharide synthesis.

Reagent and conditions: (a) p-Anisaldehyde, NaOH (1 M), r.t.; (b) Ac2O, pyridine, r.t.; (c) i. NH3 in MeOH/toluene (1:3 v/v), r.t.; ii. Cl3CCN, K2CO3, CH2Cl2, r.t., 62% starting from 1; (d) MeOH, 5% (v/v) AcCl, 0°C ~ r.t., 85%; (e) TrCl, pyridine, 55 °C, 78%; (f) AgOTf, MS, CH2Cl2, r.t., 67%; (g) Ac2O, pyridine, r.t., 98%; (h) K2CO3, MeOH, r.t., 77%; (i) TrCl, pyridine, 55 °C, 65%; (j) 4, AgOTf, MS, CH2Cl2, r.t., 55%; (k) i. HOAc 80%, 80 °C, ii. NaOMe, MeOH, r.t., 60% in two steps; (l) i. HOAc 80%, 80 °C, ii. Ac2O, pyridine, r.t., iii. NaOMe, MeOH, r.t., 57% in three steps.