Acylated C-glycopyranosyl thioformamides of d-gluco, d-galacto, and d-xylo configuration were obtained by treating the corresponding glycosyl cyanides with hydrogen sulfide in the presence of triethylamine. The thioformamides gave 3, 5-bis-(β-d-glycopyranosyl)-1, 2, 4- thiadiazoles in reactions with potassium bromate and sodium dithionite in dichloromethane– water biphasic solvent mixture. Deprotected derivatives were prepared by Zemplén ...