“…N,N′-Bis(1,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-2-deoxy-β- d -glucopyranos-2-yl)-cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxamide ( 4 ): To an ice cold solution of 1,3,4,6-tetra- O -acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-β- d -glucopyranose hydrochloride ( 3 ) [18] (1.20 g, 3.12 mmol) and Hünig’s base (1.63 mL, 9.38 mmol) in dry DMF (15 mL) was added in the following order: HOBt (0.72 g, 4.69 mmol), cyclopropane-1,1-dicarboxylic acid (0.20 g, 1.56 mmol) and HBTU (1.78 g, 4.69 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h at 0 °C followed by rt for 14 h. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue re-dissolved in EtOAc (15 mL).…”