Bifunctional dendrons for multiple carbohydrate presentation via carbonyl chemistry

The synthesis of new dendrons of the generations 0, 1 and 2 with a double bond at the focal point and a carbonyl group at the termini has been carried out. The carbonyl group has been exploited for the multivalent conjugation to a sample saccharide by reductive amination and alkoxyamine conjugation. © 2014 Bini et al; licensee Beilstein-Institut.