3-O-Benzyl-6-deoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha -D-xylo-hexofuranos-5-ulose (
I) and 3,6-dideoxy-1,2-O-isopropylidene-alpha -D-glycero-hex-3-enofuranos-5
-ulose (6) reacted with carbon disulfide and methyl iodide under basic cond
itions to give the alpha -oxoketene-S,S-acetals 2 and 7, respectively. Trea
tment of 2 and 7 with hydrazine hydrate yielded the pyrazole derivatives 3
and 8, respectively.