(2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-(Acetoxymethyl)-5,6-dichlorotetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4-diyl Diacetate is an intermediate in the synthesis of 2-Deoxy-2-chloro-D-glucose (D232570), a D-Glucose (G595000) derivative used in the synthesis of sugar nucleotides and oligosaccharides.