Coupling of protected 2-aminoglucopyranoside (I) with (R)-3-(hexadecanoyloxy)tetradecanoic acid (II) using 1-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide methiodide gave amide (III). After protection of the 3-hydroxyl group of (III) with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate, acetonide hydrolysis with aqueous acetic acid provided intermediate (V).

Protection of the amino group of aminopyranoside (VI) with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate under Schotten-Baumann conditions afforded trichloroethyl carbamate (VII). Subsequent O-acylation of (VII) with acid chloride (VIII) gave ester (IX). Acetonide (IX) cleavage with aqueous AcOH yielded diol (X), which was protected at the primary hydroxyl group using 1,1-dimethyl-2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate yielding (XI). Conversion of (XI) to the required phosphate (XII) was effected by reaction with diphenyl chlorophosphate. The intermediate glycosyl chloride (XIII) was then obtained by treatment of (XII) with dichloromethyl methyl ether and ZnCl2.

Coupling of intermediates (V) and (XIII) in the presence of silver triflate gave disaccharide (XIV). The trichloroethyl-based protecting groups of (XIV) were then removed with zinc dust in acetic acid to yield (XV). The glucosamine nitrogen of (XV) was selectively acylated with acid (XVI) to produce amide (XVII). The remaining protecting groups of (XVII) were finally removed by means of a two-phase catalytic hydrogenation employing palladium and platinum catalysts, yielding the title compound.