Abstract:A facile and efficient one-pot two-step protocol for the preparation of acetobromoglucose and acetobromorhamnose was developed. D-glucose and L-rhamnose were separately treated with HClO4/ Ac2O, followed by addition of AcBr/ MeOH without isolation of the corresponding peracetylated sugars intermediates, which were mono-brominated by HBr generated in situ from AcBr and MeOH. Acetobromoglucose and acetobromorhamnose were obtained in yields of 92.5% and 85.6%, respectively. 2,3,4-Tri-O-acetyl-rhamnopyranose as a by-product during the synthesis of acetobromorhamnose, was recrystallized with dry dichloromethane from the mother liquor of acetobromorhamnose. The above mentioned products and by-product were characterized with 1HNMR, 13CNMR and HRESIMS. This method has distinctive advantages including easy available reagents, convenient experimental procedures and high yields. More importantly, this method could be adapted for industrial production of the titled compounds as well.