2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl 2,2,2-trichloroacetimidate ndi mankhwala omwe amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri mu carbohydrate chemistry ndi glycosylation reactions.Ndiwochokera ku α-D-galactopyranose, mtundu wa shuga, pomwe magulu a hydroxyl pa 2, 3, 4, ndi 6 malo a mphete ya galactopyranose ndi acetylated.Kuonjezera apo, anomeric carbon (C1) ya shuga imatetezedwa ndi gulu la trichloroacetimidate, lomwe limapanga electrophile yamphamvu panthawi ya glycosylation reaction.
Pawiri nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati glycosylating wothandizila kuyambitsa galactose moieties mu mamolekyu osiyanasiyana, monga mapuloteni, peptides, kapena mamolekyu ang'onoang'ono organic.Izi zitha kutheka pochita pawiri ndi nucleophile (mwachitsanzo, magulu a hydroxyl pa molekyulu yomwe mukufuna) pamikhalidwe yoyenera.Gulu la trichloroacetimidate limathandizira kulumikizidwa kwa gawo la galactose ku molekyulu yomwe mukufuna, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti pakhale mgwirizano wa glycosidic.
Pagululi nthawi zambiri amagwiritsidwa ntchito popanga glycoconjugates, glycopeptides, ndi glycolipids.Imapereka njira yosunthika komanso yothandiza yosinthira mamolekyu okhala ndi zotsalira za galactose, zomwe zitha kukhala zofunikira m'magawo osiyanasiyana, kuphatikiza maphunziro achilengedwe, njira zoperekera mankhwala, kapena chitukuko cha katemera.