Trichloroacetimidate-2-O-alkyl-3, 5-O-TIPS-beta-D-ribofuranoside glycosylates silylated nucleobases in a fast high-yielding and stereoselective reaction promoted by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. This method has been applied to the synthesis of 2'-O-alkyl ribonucleosides further transformed to building blocks ready for oligo(2'-O-alkyl)ribonucleotide construction.