The synthesis is reported of methyl 3- O-(4- O-β- d-galactopyranosyl-α- d-glucopyranosyl)α- l-rhamnopyranoside ( 1), methyl-2- O-α- d-glucopyranosyl-4- O-β- d-glucopyranosyl-β- d-galactopyranoside ( 3), methyl 3- O-(4- O-β- d-galactopyranosyl-α- d-glucopyranosyl)-α- l-rhamnopyranoside 3″-( sn-glycer-3-yl sodium phosphate)( 2), and methyl 2- O-α- d-glucopyranosyl-β- d-galactopyranoside 3- ( sn-glycer-3-yl sodium phosphate) ( 4), which are trisaccharide methyl glycosides related to fragments of the capsular polysaccharide of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 18C ({→4)-β- d-Glc p-(1→4)-[α- d-Glc p-(1→2)]-[Glycerol-(1-P→3)]-β- d-Gal p-(1→4)-α- d-Glc p-(1→3)-α- l-Rha p-(1→} n ). Ethyl 4- O-acetyl-2,3,6-tri- O-benzyl-1-thio-β- d-glucopyranoside ( 10) was coupled with benzyl 2,4-di- O-benzyl-α- l-rhamnopyranoside ( 6). Deacetylation of the product, followed by condensation with 2,4,6-tri- O-acetyl-3- O-allyl-α- d-galactopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate ( 18), gave benzyl 2,4-di- O-benzyl-3- O-[2,3,6-tri- O-benzyl-4- O-(2,4,6-tri- O-acetyl-3- O-allyl-β- d-galactopyranosyl)-α- d- glucopyranosyl]-α- l-rhamnopyranoside ( 19). Acetolysis of 19, followed by methylation, deallylation (→ 22), and further deprotection afforded 1. Condensation of methyl 2,4-di- O-benzyl-3- O-[2,3,6-tri- O-benzyl-4- O-(2,4,6-tri- O-acetyl-β- d-galactopyranosyl)- α- d-glucopyranosyl]-α- l-rhamnopyranoside ( 22) with 1,2-di- O-benzyl- sn-glycerol 3-(triethylammonium phosphonate) ( 24), followed by oxidation and deprotection, yielded 2. Condensation of ethyl 2,3,4,6-tetra- O-benzyl-1-thio-β- d-glucopyranoside ( 27) with methyl 3- O-allyl-4,6- O-benzylidene-β- d-galactopyranoside ( 28), selective benzylidene ring-opening of the product, coupling with 2,3,4,6-tetra- O-acetyl-α- d-glucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate ( 31), and deallylation afforded methyl 6- O-benzyl-4- O-(2,3,4,6-tetra- O-acetyl-β- d-glucopyranosyl)-2- O-(2,3,4,6-tetra- O-benzyl-α- d-glucopyranosyl)- β- d-galactopyranoside ( 33). Deprotection of 33 gave 3, and condensation of 33 with 24, followed by oxidation and deprotection, gave 4.