The cis-amide bond isostere, 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole,has been introduced in the peptideb ackbone by as imple route startingf rom the thiopeptide. The desired 1,5-disubstituted tetrazole peptidomimetics were synthesized by the desulfurization of thiopeptides by using HgCl 2 in the presence of NaN 3 /TEA in DMF in good yields. Various other thiophilic reagents including hypervalent iodine reagents failed to deliver the tetrazole product with the exception of CBr 4 /PPh 3 ,w hich resulted in moderate yields. The advantage of the presentp rotocol over previousm ethods has been demonstrated by the selective insertion of tetrazole into peptide-thiopeptide hybrids. Also, the protocol is compatible with commonly employed urethane protecting groups (Fmoc, Boc, and Cbz) in peptidec hemistry.T hiopeptide Boc-Pro-y[CSNH]-Val-OMe (2i)a nd two tetrazole pepti-domimeticsC bz-Ala-y[CN 4 ]-Phe-OMe( 3d)a nd Boc-Proy[CN 4 ]-Val-OMe( 3i)w ere obtained as single crystalsa nd their molecular structures have been confirmed by X-ray crystallography.