Abstract A series of thiadiazole-based thioglycosides were synthesized as SGLT2 inhibitors from D-glucose, D-galactose and a variety of phenylacetic acids via a convenient protocol in 8 steps and evaluated in vivo with an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and 5-benzyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl 1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside (1a) was the most efficacious to suppress the blood glucose excursion during OGTT.
