Isotope labelled 1,6-Anhydro-β-D-glucopyranose (A648100), an compound that have been proven to be a valuable synthon for the preparation of various biologically important and structurally diverse products (e.g. rifamycin S, indanomycin, thromboxane B2, (+)-biotin, tetrodotoxin, quinone, and macrolide antibiotics) as well as for modified sugars.