The synthesis of chiral protected d-6-deoxy-myo-inositol derivatives from d-galactose is described. Ferrier rearrangement of hexenogalactopyranosides has been employed to produce the corresponding 6-deoxy-cyclohexanone polyols. The stereoselectivity of the carbocyclic transformation was discussed on the basis of the experimental data and a mechanism has been proposed. From deoxy-inososes, the access to a variety of 6-deoxy and 3,6-dideoxy-myo-inositol was performed to prepare suitable monool, diol and triol precursors for the synthesis of d-deoxy-myo-inositol phosphate analogues.