Synthesis of Per‐acetyld‐fucopyranosyl Bromide and Its Use in Preparation of Diphyllind‐fucopyranosyl Glycoside

The per‐O‐acetyl‐d‐fucosyl bromide (9) was expediently prepared for C‐6 deoxygenation of d‐galactose in six steps in 32.5% yield. Employing phase transfer catalysis glycosylation (PTC), d‐fucopyranosyl diphyllin (4), the analog of natural diphyllin glycoside, was synthesized by using 9 as the glycosyl donor in 67.1% in two steps. The product was identified by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. Its abilities to inhibit the growth of cancer cells in vitro also are discussed.