Novel chiral glycerol analogues building blocks. Application to the synthesis of bioactive glycoglycerolipid analogues

Monoacylglycosylglycerols show anti-tumor promoting effects: in order to study the role of the ester function we have prepared by simple methods (R)-1-O-benzyl-1,2-decandiol, (R)-3-O-benzyl-1-O-hexyl-sn-glycerol, and (R)-1-O-benzyl-5-oxo-1,2-decandiol; these optically active compounds are building blocks for the synthesis of monohexanoylglycosylglycerol isosters.