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Synlett 2011(17): 2482-2486  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1260318
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Synthesis of Ten Members of the Maradolipid Family; Novel Diacyltrehalose Glycolipids from Caenorhabditis elegans

Ulrike Pässlera, Margit Grunera, Sider Penkovb, Teymuras V. Kurzchalia*b, Hans-Joachim Knölker*a
a Department Chemie, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstr. 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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b Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauer Str. 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Received 25 July 2011
Publication Date:
19 September 2011 (online)

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Abstract

The synthesis of ten members of the maradolipid family is described using a direct route starting from trehalose.

Key words

acylation - carbohydrates - lipids - natural products - ­regioselectivity