Scheme 3. Synthesis of Disaccharide Oxazolines 30 and 31 Carrying Four or Six Azide Tagsa.
a Reagents and conditions: (a) N3(CH2CH2O)2Ts, NaH, DMF, and 0 °C ~ RT; (b) TsOH, MeOH, 60 °C, 20, 72% for two steps, 21, and 54% for two steps; (c) TsO(CH2CH2O)2Ts, NaH, DMF, 0 °C ~ RT, 22, 85%, 23, and 72%; (d) 24, NaH, DMF, 0 °C ~ RT, and 78%; (e) 25, NaH, DMF, 0 °C ~ RT, and 74%; (f) Pd/C, H2, HCl (aq), THF/H2O, then TfN3, K2CO3, CuSO4, CH2Cl2/MeOH/H2O, RT, 28, 67%, 29, and 59%; and (g) DMC, Et3N, H2O, 0 °C, 30, 89%, 31, and 84%.