Abstract 3-Azido-2, 4, 6-tri-O-benzyl-3-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl chloride (7), prepared conventionally from the azido precursor 2, was coupled with “diisopropylidene-D-pinitol”(8) to give the α-D-glucoside 9 in good yield, together with some β anomer. Removal of the O- benzyl groups from 9 and reduction of the azido group to− NH 2 were accomplished simultaneously. Further deprotection yielded 11, a 3-amino-3-deoxy-α-D-glucoside of D- ...