Hatsuo Yamamura, Tadahiro Yotsuya, Satoshi Usami, Akihito Iwasa, Shoji Ono, Yoshihisa Tanabe, Daisuke Iida, Takao Katsuhara, Kazuaki Kano, Tetsuo Uchida, Shuki Araki and Masao Kawai
Three cyclomaltoheptaoses (1, 2 and 3) which possess a benzyloxycarbonylamino group, a tert-butoxycarbonylamino group or an azido group, and six tosyloxy groups, on their C-6 atoms have been prepared. These can be versatile intermediates for the synthesis of derivatives possessing an amino group as well as other functional groups. As an example of their derivatization, their conversion to compounds containing 3,6-anhydroglucoses, which possess cation-binding abilities, is also reported.