Selective hydrolysis of the 1-ester group of per-O-benzyl pentagalloylglucopyranose (I) by means of ammonia in MeOH-THF produced the pentagalloyl derivative (II). Coupling of (II) with pimeloyl chloride (III) yielded the bis-glucopyranosyl pimelate ester (IV).
The O-benzyl protecting groups of (IV) were removed by catalytic hydrogenation over Pd/C to produce the title compound.