A new procedure for synthesizing a building block of antifreeze glycoprotein (AFGP) 1, Moz-Ala-(Gal beta 1--> 3GalNAc alpha 1)Thr-Ala-OH 7 has been developed. The onium salt is an important intermediate to generate alpha-glycopeptide 5 of excellent yield with high selectivity as a key step. One can successfully remove the Moz protective group of glycopeptide selectively with formic acid without cleaving the glycosidic bond.