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Methyl and benzyl 2,3,4-tri-O-benzyl-D-glucopyranuronates, prepared fr
om D-glucurono-6,3-lactone, afforded selectively the corresponding alp
ha-glucopyranosiduronates by the aid of the condensing reagent system
composed of p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride, silver trifluoromethanesu
lfonate, and triethylamine. Using this method, copyranuronosyl-(1-->3)
-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl one of the minimal component units in the
structure of plantago-mucilage A from the seeds of Plantago asiatica L
inne constituting a Chinese medicine:chegianzi (sic).