Abstract FeCl3/C was used as an efficient and convenient promoter for glycosylation through Ferrier-type rearrangement of 3,4,6-tri-O-benzyl-D-glucal, which is a relatively unreactivesubstrate for this type of reaction. The method was applicable to a wide range of alcohols, especially phenols. A series of 2,3-unsaturated-O-glucosides were prepared efficiently (47–92%) by this method under mild conditions