1,3,4,6 tetra o acetyl 2 azido 2 deoxy α d mannopyranose

1,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-2-azido-2-deoxy-α-D-mannopyranose is an analog of N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) and a building block.1,2It has been used as a precursor in the synthesis of differently substituted trimers of the group AN. meningitidiscapsular polysaccharide repeating unit for use in immunological experiments.2It has also been used in the synthesis of fluorescent probes for lysosomal labeling.3