High‐pressure‐induced inverse‐electron‐demand hetero‐Diels−Alder reactions of ethyl trans‐4‐ethoxy‐2‐oxo‐3‐butenoate (2a) and methyl trans‐4‐benzyloxy‐2‐oxo‐3‐butenoate (2b) with benzyl (cyclopropylidenemethyl) ether (1) each yielded mixtures of two separable diastereomeric esters 7a (64%) and 7b (80%) which, in three subsequent steps, led to the 3‐ethylated and 3‐benzylated α‐ and β‐anomeric benzyl spiro[2‐deoxy‐(D,L)‐arabino‐hexopyranoside‐2,1′‐cyclopropanes] α‐10a,b and β‐10a,b, respectively. The relative configuration of β‐10a was proved by an X‐ray crystal structure analysis. Deprotection of β‐10b was achieved by Pd‐catalyzed hydrogenation in dimethylacetamide leading to spiro[2‐deoxy‐α/β‐2‐(D,L)‐arabino‐hexopyranoside‐2,1′‐cyclopropane] (4). (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)