Methyl 2-acetamido-2, 3-dideoxy-α-d-glucopyranosides have ceen obtained by an elimination reaction of the corresponding 3-O-mesylallopyranoside with NaH or DBU follcwed by hydrogenation over Pd/C. Reaction of 2-acetaido-2-deoxy-3-O-mesylallopyranosides with inorganic azides under phase transfer reaction conditions afforded 2-acetamido-3-azido-2, 3-dideoxy-gluccyranoses which after hydrogenation over Pd/C gave 2-acetamido-3-amino-2,3-dideoxy-D-glucopyranoses.