Methyl a-L-arabinopyranoside is an organic compound that has resonance configurations and can exist in two different stereoisomers. It can be synthesized by reacting 1,2-dichloroethane with glycerol and aqueous sodium hydroxide. The ethers of methyl a-L-arabinopyranoside are catalytic oxidation epoxides. Magnetic resonance analysis of the molecule has been done using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Methylation of the compound will yield methyl ethers, which are obtained by reacting methyl a-L-arabinopyranoside with methanol and sodium methoxide in methanol.