2,3,4,6-Tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-galactopyranosyl 2,2,2-trichloroacetimidate bụ ihe mejupụtara kemịkalụ nke a na-ejikarị na kemịkalụ carbohydrate na mmeghachi omume glycosylation.Ọ bụ ihe nrụpụta nke α-D-galactopyranose, ụdị shuga, ebe otu hydroxyl dị na ọnọdụ 2, 3, 4, na 6 nke mgbanaka galactopyranose bụ acetylated.Na mgbakwunye, a na-echekwa carbon anomeric (C1) nke shuga site na otu trichloroacetimidate, nke na-eme ka ọ bụrụ electrophile siri ike n'oge mmeghachi omume glycosylation.
A na-ejikarị ogige ahụ eme ihe dị ka onye na-ahụ maka glycosylating iji webata moieties galactose n'ime ụmụ irighiri ihe dị iche iche, dị ka protein, peptides, ma ọ bụ obere ụmụ irighiri ihe.Enwere ike nweta nke a site na iji nucleophile meghachi omume a na onyinye (dịka ọmụmaatụ, otu hydroxyl na molekul ebumnuche) n'okpuru ọnọdụ kwesịrị ekwesị.Otu trichloroacetimidate na-eme ka ntinye nke moiety galactose dị na molekul ezubere iche, na-ebute nguzobe nke njikọ glycosidic.
A na-ejikarị ọgwụ a eme ihe na njikọ nke glycoconjugates, glycopeptides, na glycolipids.Ọ na-enye usoro dị iche iche na nke dị mma maka ịmegharị ụmụ irighiri ihe na ihe fọdụrụ na galactose, nke nwere ike ịba uru n'akụkụ dị iche iche, gụnyere ọmụmụ ihe ọmụmụ, usoro nnyefe ọgwụ, ma ọ bụ mmepe ọgwụ mgbochi.