Hexatriosyl fluorides3and4were prepared from the known trisaccharides8and13, respectively. These compounds were reacted with the sphingosine derivative2to afford coupled products22and25which, in turn, were converted into the protected glycosphingolipids23and26after reduction and acylation. Compound2was found to be a better substrate than the protected ceramide1, which had been used previously. Compound23was transformed into the lacto-N-triosylceramide24.