Phenyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside (CAS# 38184-10-0) is a useful glycosylating agent and thioglycoside. Phenyl 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-benzyl-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside is used in the synthetic preparation of macromolecules such as mycobacterium tuberculosis nonasaccharide.