ABSTRACT

Experimental Methods ........................................................................................... 233 General Methods ............................................................................................... 233

1,2,3,5,6-Penta-O-Benzoyl-α,β-d-Galactofuranose (1α and 1β) ................. 233 1,2,3,5-Tetra-O-Benzoyl-α,β-d-Arabinofuranose (2αβ), 1,2,3,5-TetraO-Benzoyl-α-d-Arabinofuranose (2α) and 1,2,3,4-Tetra-O-Benzoyl-αd-Arabinopyranose (3) .................................................................................234

Acknowledgments .................................................................................................. 235 References .............................................................................................................. 237