The reaction of sulfuryl chloride with several 1,6-anhydro-hexosans has yielded crystalline, fully chlorosulfated derivatives. Replacement of the chlorosulfate moieties by chlorodeoxy groups could not be achieved under the reaction conditions employed. This non-reactivity is discussed in terms of steric interactions in the transition state for substitution.An examination of some chloro-substituted sugar chlorosulfates confirmed that an axial chlorodeoxy group in a glycopyranoside deactivates a neighboring equatorial chlorosulfate group and thus prevents further chlorodeoxy groups being introduced into such positions. Methyl α-D-altropyranoside, methyl α-L-rhamnopyranoside, methyl α-D-lyxopyranoside, L-rhamnose, and D-lyxose were reacted with sulfuryl chloride. The resulting products were those expected if these sugars reacted primarily in the C1 conformation.