A convenient preparative method for the glucosides of fatty alcohols and sterols.

The glucosides of simple fatty alcohols like n-octanol, n-triacontanol and benzyl alcohol as well as \nof cholesterol have been synthesised in very good yields (70-85 %) by reacting acetobromoglucose with \nzinc salts of the substrates, prepared in situ, and then deacetylating the glucoside peracetate. It is \npossible to obtain either of the anomers ( α or ß) selectively, by choosing appropriate reaction \nconditions.