The synthesis ofN-(2-acetamido-4-O-[2-acetamido-4-O-{2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl}-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-L-histidine amide (3),N-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahy-droimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic amide (4) andN-(2-acetamido-4-O-[2-acetamido-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-2-deoxy-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-(6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxamide (5) is achievedviacoupling of the appropiate glycosylamines with Boc-protected L-histidine or with (6S)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]pyridine-6-carboxylic acid ((-)-spinacine), respectively, by means of EEDQ and subsequent deprotection.