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.