double bond, controlled by substitution on the substrate. For the synthesis of 1-C-fucopyranosides (37, 38, and 42) a new method based on the use of fucosyl phenyl sulfoxides (35 and 41) was employed. An anomeric carbanion is generated through phenylsulfinyl-lithium exchange, which reacted with electrophiles with retention of configuration at the anomeric center. The required fucosyl sulfoxides were prepared