An α-D-galactose ligand equipped with an azide-functionalized linker through a short ethyl spacer. The terminal azide can be covalently coupled to alkyne partners via copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC), or to dibenzocyclooctyne (DBCO) and related strained alkynes using copper-free click chemistry, forming stable 1,2,3-triazole linkages. This compound provides an α-anomeric galactose building block for glycoconjugate synthesis, glycomimetic research, and the construction of probes for galactose-recognizing proteins, including galectins and other carbohydrate-binding lectins. Terminal α-Gal residues are also a substrate for glycosyltransferases and relevant to studies of the α-Gal epitope (Galα1-3Gal) and anti-Gal antibody recognition.