Analogues of Sialic Acids as Potential Sialidase Inhibitors. Synthesis of C6 and C7 Analogues of N‐Acetyl‐6‐amino‐2,6‐dideoxyneuraminic Acid

The piperidines 12-18, piperidinose analogues of Neu5Ac (1) with a shortened side chain, were synthesized from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine via the azidoalkene 32 and tested as inhibitors of Vibrio cholerae sialidase