Abstract Acetolysis of 1, 6: 3, 4-dianhydro-2-Op-toluenesulfonyl-β-D-galactopyranose (I) gave 3, 4-di-O-acetyl-1, 6-anhydro-2-Op-toluenesulfonyl-β-D-glucopyranose (II) which was converted with sodium methoxide to 1, 6: 3, 4-dianhydro-β-D-altropyranose (X). The 1, 6- anhydride bond in diacetate II was cleaved with acetic anhydride or hydrogen bromide in acetic acid under formation of a mixture of anomeric tetraacetates of 2-Op-toluenesulfonyl- ...