A compound is represented by the following general formula (I): (I) wherein each of Rf1 and Rf2 is, independently, F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7, or C4F9, with the proviso that if either of Rf1 and Rf2 is fluorine, then the other is not fluorine; Rf3 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; Rf4 is F, CF3, C2F5, C3F7 or CF(CF3)2; and Rh is CH3 or C2H5. ##STR00001##

A glycosyl donor represented by formula (I) is used for preparing an S-glycoside compound represented by formula (III), an O-glycoside compound represented by formula (V), and a C-glycoside compound represented by formula (V). The glycosyl donor is a raw material in the preparation of O-glycoside, S-glycoside, and C-glycoside compounds by means of a free radical reaction, most of which have a special α configuration.

A glycosyl donor represented by formula (I) is used for preparing an S-glycoside compound represented by formula (III), an O-glycoside compound represented by formula (V), and a C-glycoside compound represented by formula (V). The glycosyl donor is a raw material in the preparation of O-glycoside, S-glycoside, and C-glycoside compounds by means of a free radical reaction, most of which have a special α configuration.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:

X-A-Y-L-R  (I)

which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

Substituted N-phenyl sulfonamide compounds inhibit WDR5-MYC interactions, and the compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating disorders and conditions in a subject, such as cancer cell proliferation.

Substituted N-phenyl sulfonamide compounds inhibit WDR5-MYC interactions, and the compounds and their pharmaceutical compositions are useful for treating disorders and conditions in a subject, such as cancer cell proliferation.

The present invention provides for certain sulfonyl ureas and related compounds which have advantageous properties and show useful activity in the inhibition of activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders in which the inflammation process, or more specifically the NLRP3 inflammasome, have been implicated as being a key factor.

The present invention provides for certain sulfonyl ureas and related compounds which have advantageous properties and show useful activity in the inhibition of activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders in which the inflammation process, or more specifically the NLRP3 inflammasome, have been implicated as being a key factor.

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:

X-A-Y-L-R  (I)

which inhibit the protein(s) encoded by hepatitis B virus (HBV) or interfere with the function of the HBV life cycle of the hepatitis B virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HBV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HBV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

The invention provides cyclosporin A analogues that are NTCP inhibitors and useful for treating HBV and/or HDV infection(s), hepatoprotection and amelioration of hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and inhibiting cancer.