Bacterial glycolipids containing either alpha-glucuronic acid or alpha-galacturonic acid residues have an important role in the innate-type immune response to gram-negative bacteria. Synthesis of closely related compounds, including a novel alpha-SO(2) glycolipid mimetic, is described from carbohydrate precursors where anomerization is a key step. Very high stereoselectivites (>97:3 in favor of alpha) were observed from O-glycoside precursors.
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