Unprotected methyl alpha/beta-D-galactopyranoside, alpha/beta-D-glucopyranoside, alpha-L-fucopyranoside, and alpha-L-rhamnopyranoside were regioselectively glycosylated by treatment with per-O-pivaloyl-alpha-D-glycopyranosyl bromide to give glycosyl-beta(1 -> 3)-galactopyranoside, glycosyl-beta(1 -> 2/3)-glucopyranoside, glycosyl-beta(1-2)-fucopyranoside, and glycosyl-beta(1 -> 4)-rhamnopyranoside, respectively. The reaction mainly occurred at the secondary hydroxy group, even in the presence of a primary hydroxy group, which was masked with arylboronic acid.