Abstract
A fully stereocontrolled block synthesis of the title tetra- and hexasaccharides has been achieved taking advantage of the ability of the 4,6-O-benzylidene acetal to control the stereochemistry of the β-d-glycero-d-mannoheptopyranoside unit and of a 2,3-O-diphenylmethylene acetal to install the α-l-rhamnopyranosidic linkages. Comparison of the spectral data for the hexasaccharide with that of the natural isolate confirms the structure of this very unusual and structurally challenging glycan.

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