The structure of 1,2-O-methylene-α-D-glucofuranose has been proved by preparing the 3,5,6-trimethanesulphonate and the 3,5,6-tri-p-toluenesulphonate derivatives of this compound from the corresponding derivatives of 1,2-O-iso-propylidene-α-D-glucofuranose. The results also constitute an additional proof for the recently established structure of the 1,2;3,5-di-O-methylene-α-D-gluco-furanose.