The synthesis of N-acetyl-lincosamine (6-acetamido-6,8-dideoxy-D-erythro-D-galacto-octose), a derivative of the free carbohydrate moiety in lincomycin
Abstract
6-Acetamido-6,8-dideoxy-D-erythro-D-galacto-octose (N-acetyl-lincosamine), the N-acetyl derivative of the free carbohydrate moiety in lincomycin, has been synthesised from 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galacto-hexodialdo-1,5-pyranose by two routes.