A new and efficient preparation of diversely protected 2-azido-2-deoxyglycopyranosides from the corresponding glycals is described. The glycals are first transformed into protected phenyl 2-azido-2-deoxyselenoglycopyranosides by azido-phenylselenylation. Two procedures were employed according to the protecting groups present: sodium azide and diphenyldiselenide in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo)benzene for peracetylated glycals (Procedure A) or trimethylsilyl azide and tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride in the presence of N-phenylselenophthalimide for perbenzylated glycals (Procedure B). A gluco-manno mixture (90%) is obtained from protected d-glucal whereas only the galacto isomer is formed from protected d-galactal(75%). The compatibility of the second procedure with one free hydroxyl group and a variety of protecting groups was verified with 1,5-anhydro-2-deoxy-3,4-O-isopropylidene-d-lyxo-hex-l -enitol and its 6-0-acety I, 6-0-allyl, 6-0-benzyl, and 6-0-tert-butyldimethylsilyl derivatives as well as with 1,s-anhydro-4,6-0-benzylidene-2-deoxy-d-lyxohex-1-enitol and its 3-0-acetyl and 3-0-benzyl derivatives, which were transformed into phenyl2-azido-2-deoxy-a-d-selenogalactopyranoside derivatives in good yield. In the second step, hydrolysis of these selenoglycosi&s afforded diversely protected glycopyranoses in high yield. Peracetylated derivatives were hydrolyzed in the presence of N-iodosuccinimide, whereas mercury trifluoroacetate was employed for 3,4-0-isopropylidene, 4,6-0-benzylidene, and perbenzylated derivatives. In some cases the two steps can be canied out without isolation of the intermediate selenoglycoside.Key words: glycals, 2-azido-2-deoxygalactopyranose, 2-azido-2-deoxyglucopyranose, selenoglycosides.RCsumC : On dCcrit une nouvelle prCparation efficace de divers 2-azido-2-dCsoxyglycopyranosides protCgCs de diverses manikres 8 partir des glycals correspondants. Dans la premikre Ctape, on transforme les glycals en 2-azido-2-dCsoxysCICnoglycopyranosides de phenyle protCgCs par azidophCnylsClCnylation. On a utilisC deux mCthodes suivant la nature des groupes protecteurs presents : azoture de sodium et diphCnyldisClCnure en prCsence de (diac6toxyiodo)benzkne avec les glycals peracCtylCs (rnCthode A) ou azoture de trimCthylsilyle et fluorure de tCtra-n-butylammonium en prCsence de N-phCnylsC1Cnophtalimide avec les glycals perbenzylCs (mCthode B). On obtient un mClange gluco-manno (90%) 8 partir du d-glucal alors que l'on obtient uniquement l'isornkre galacto 8 partir du d-galactal(75%). Utilisant le 1,5-anhydro-2-dCsoxy-3,4-O-isopropylidkne-d-lyxohex-1-Cnitol et ses dCrivCs ainsi que le 1,sanhydro-4,6-O-benzylidkne-2-dCsoxy-d-lyo-hex-l-Cnitol et ses derives 3-0-acCtyl-et 3-0-benzyl-qui ont CtC transformis en dCrivCs du 2-azido-2-dCsoxy-a-galactopyranoside de phCnyle avec de bons rendements, on a vCrifiC la compatibilitk de la deuxikme mCthode avec la prtsence d'un groupe hydroxyle libre et de divers groupes protecteurs. Dans la deuxikme Ctape, l'hydrolyse de ces sClCnoglycosides fournit divers ...