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1-O-Hexadecyl and -hexadecyl-3-O-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol e
thers were obtained by regiospecific opening of the oxirane ring of th
e 2',3'-epoxypropyl O-acetyl-3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside
synthetized by stereoselective epoxidation of the corresponding allyl
3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside asymmetrically induced by t
he glucide moiety. (C) 1997 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.