The attempted formation of hex-5-enopyranosides from glycosiduronates by the action of Grignard reagents followed by dehydration affords hex-6-enopyranosides or 1,6-anhydrohexopyranoses as major products.13C nmr spectra of 6,6-di-C-substituted hexose derivatives are compared with those of a number of structurally related compounds. The formation of a hex-5-enopyranoside and the selective cleavage of its glycosidic linkage is illustrated by the synthesis and controlled hydrolysis of methyl 6-O-(6-deoxy-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-β-L-arabino-hex-5-enopyranosyl)-2,3,4-tri-O-methyl-β-D-glucopyranoside(2).