ABSTRACT
Benzyl protected phenyl 1-thio-galactopyranoside donors which were tethered by a succinoyl linker at their positions 2 and 6, respectively, to position 3 of a blocked benzyl glucopyranoside acceptor with a 4-OH group solely afforded the corresponding α-(1→4)-linked disaccharides upon intramolecular glycosylation. 4,6-Siloxane protected mannosides react with rearrangement of the siloxane group under similar conditions.