Glycosidation of 2, 3, 6-trideoxy-3-trifluoroacclamido-4-O-tritluoroacetyl-α-D-arabino-hexopyranosyl chloride (19) (or the corresponding 4-p-nitrobenzoate, 20) with daunomycinone under KOENIGS-KNORR conditions afforded, after separation of the anomers and removal of the protecting groups, the individual target glycosides 8 (α anomer; major product) and 9 (β; minor) in acceptable yields. In contrast, the title diamino sugar, suitably protected with N-trifluoroacetyl and O-acetyl (or O-p-nitrobenzoyl) groups, underwent stereospecific coupling to the anthracycline aglycon by the glycal procedure to give, after deprotection, the α glycoside 12. All three analogs were assayed in vivo against P388 lymphocytic leukemia. They showed little (T/C 125 for 8; T/C 115 for 9) or no (compound 12) activity, but were essentially devoid of toxicity at the dose-levels tested.