Phosphorylation of several D-glucosederivatives has been achieved using inorganic monoimido-cyclo-triphosphate (MCTP, Na(3)P(3)O(8)NH) in aqueous solution. In the phosphorylation of D-glucose, D-glucuronic acid, 2-deoxy-D-glucose and D-galactose, 1-O-diphosphoramidophosphono-beta-D-glucose, 1-O-diphosphoramidophosphono-beta-D-glucuronic acid, 1-O-diphosphoramidophosphono-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucose, and