Rychnovsky's recent correlation of the stereochemistry-dependent 13C NMR chemical shifts of 4,6-disubstituted 1,3-diol acetonides with diol stereochemistry may be extended to more highly substituted dioxolanes bearing substituents in the 5-position. The 13C resonances of the acetonide carbons follow a predictable, stereoregular pattern which depends solely on the diol stereochemical relationship. © 1990.