A new series of α-and β-cyclodextrin derivatives containing a substituted amino-acetone bridge attached to the 6A and 6D positions of the cyclodextrin are reported. The synthesis starts from the known α-or β-cyclodextrin A,D-diols, which were either oxidized to α-or β-cyclodextrin A,D-dicarbaldehydes and then coupled with 1,3-diamino-2-propanol by a reductive amination reaction and further modified to give the final 6A ,6 D -diamino-6 A ,6 D -dideoxy-N,NЈ-(2-oxopropa-1,3-dienyl)-N,NЈ-acetyl-α-or -β-cyclodextrin or the cyclodextrindiol was substituted with azide then reduced and after a few