The present invention relates to a method by which saccharide compounds can be
prepared in a very easy way. This method comprises the steps of:
(a) attaching at least one saccharide to a cyclic or acyclic diene,
(b) reacting the saccharide-containing diene obtained in step (a) or a commercially
available saccharide-containing diene with a dienophile by Diels-Alder reaction.