The non-selective proton spin–lattice relaxation rates of 3,5-di-O-acetyl-2,6-dibromo-2,6-dideoxy-D-mannono (1), or -glucono (2), 1,4-lactone, methyl-α,(β)-D-ribofuranoside (3), methyl-α,(β)-D-arabinofuranoside (4), methyl-α(β)-D-xylofuranoside (5), 3,5-di-O-acetyl-1-O-benzoyl-2,6-dibromo-2,6-dideoxy-α and β-D-mannofuranose (6) and (7), 3,5-di-O-acetyl-6-bromo-2,6-dideoxy-D-arabino-1,4-lactone (8), and 2,3,5,6-tetra-O-acetyl-1,4-anhydro-D-mannitol (9) have been measured at 270 MHz. Substantial differences are found for the R1-values of epimeric pairs of substances which can be used for structural evidence. The anomalous R1-values in deuteriochloroform for the H-2, H-3, and H-4 resonances of 1 are discussed.