Addition of nitryl iodide to 3 -d e o x y -1 , 2 : 5 , 6 -d i -0 -i s o p r o p y l i d e n e -3 -~r a n o s e (2), followed by treatment of the product with sodium borohydride, gave crystalline 3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-3-C-nitromethyl-a-~-aofuranose (3); the branched-chain unsaturated sugar (2) was prepared by way of a Wittig reaction with 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-a-o-ribo-hexofuran0s-3-ul0se (1). Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of 3 afforded 3-deoxy-3-C-nitromethyl-D-allose, which exists predominantly in the P-D-furanose form (4).L'addition d'iodure de nitryle au 3-deoxy-1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylid~ne-3-methylene-~-~-ribo-hexofuranose (2), le produit obtenu etant trait6 au borohydrure de sodium, donne le 3-desoxy-1,2:5,6-di-0-isopropylidene-3-C-nitromethyl-a-D-allofuranose cristallis6 (3); le sucre a double liaison exocyclique (2) a ete prepare par reaction de Wittig par le 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-a-~-ribo-hexofuranos-3-ulose (1). L'hydrolyse catalysee par les acides de 3 conduit au 3-desoxy-3-C-nitromethyl-D-allose, qui existe de maniQe predominante sous la fornie J3-D-furanose (4).