Novel 3-triazolyl-galactoside inhibitors of galectins

A compound of the general formula (I):

• wherein
• the configuration of the pyranose ring is D-galacto;
• X is selected from the group consisting of O, S, NH, CH2, and NR4, or is a bond;
• Y is selected from the group consisting of CH2, CO, SO2, SO, PO2 and PO, phenyl, or is a bond;
• R1 is selected from the group consisting of;
• a) a saccharide;
• b) a substituted saccharide;
• c) D-galactose;
• d) substituted D-galactose;
• e) C3-[1,2,3]-triazol-1-yl-substituted D-galactose;
• f) hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, and a heterocycle and derivatives thereof;
• g) an amino group, a substituted amino group, an imino group, or a substituted imino group.
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of;
• hydrogen, an amino group, a substituted amino group, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a substituted alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a substituted alkynyl group, an alkoxy group, a substituted alkoxy group, an alkylamino group, a substituted alkylamino group, an arylamino group, a substituted arylamino group, an aryloxy group, a substituted aryloxy group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, a heteroaryl group, a substituted heteroaryl group, and a heterocycle, a substituted heterocycle.