340ChemInform Abstract The thioglucose (I) or the thioaltrose (VII) react with acetone (III) in the presence of an acid to give the products (II) or (VIII) whereas the diacetal (XI) is obtained from the thioallose (IX). Under kinetic conditions, using (III) and added dimethoxypropane (IV), the major products from (I) are the compounds (V) and (VI). The thioaltropyranoside (XII) reacts with (III) to form the kinetic product (XIII) which isomerizes into the acetal (XIV). A mixture of the monoacetal (XVIa) and the diacetal (XVIb) is obtained from the α-glucopyranoside (XV) with acetone (III) while (XVIb) is the sole product when (XV) reacts with (III) + (IV). The β-anomer of (XV) behaves analogously. Methylation of (V) or (XI) leads to the aldehydes (XVII) or (XVIII).