The invention relates to methods for making deoxyribofuranose compounds such as compound (2) which are useful intermediates in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds such as 5-amino-3-(2’-O-acetyl-3’-deoxy-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-3H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-2-one and the like.本發明係關於製備去氧呋喃核糖化合物例如化合物(2)之方法,其係在製備醫藥化合物例如5-胺基-3-(2’-O-乙醯基-3’-去氧-β-D-呋喃核糖基)-3H-噻唑并[4,5-d]嘧啶-2-酮及其類似物中有用的中間物。