A Ferrier glycosylation/ cis -dihydroxylation strategy to synthesize Leishmania spp. lipophosphoglycan-associated βGal(1,4)Man disaccharide.

The Galβ(1→4)Man disaccharide, found in the cell surface lipophosphoglycan (LPG) of Leishmania species, has been synthesized by a Ferrier glycosylation/ cis -dihydroxylation strategy. This stereoselective method proved efficient for synthesizing the target saccharide in good yield. In addition, we prepared two clickable O -glycoside and phospho-glycoside versions of Galβ(1→4)Man to enable conjugation to protein carriers for further immunological and antibody-binding studies.