Derivatives (Scheme1). TH(PSNa) 8 was synthesized by the following procedure. To a suspension of NaH (95%, 1.76 g, 70.1 mmols) in anhydrous DMSO was added dropwise trehalose (2.5 g, 7.3 mmols) through a dropping funnel under nitrogen with magnetic stirring. The reaction mixture was heated at 50 o C for 2 hr. Into the suspension 1,3-propansultone (10.0 g, 82.0 mmols) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated at 50 o C for 12 hr. and 80 o C for 12 hr. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and filtered through a fritted filter to remove any precipitate. An ethanol/water mixture (9/1) was added slowly with stirring to cause precipitation. The solid was collected, washed with a mixture of ethanol/water (9/1), and dried at 50 o C under vacuum. The product was purified further by precipitation from DMF/Water (6/1), washing with DMF, and drying under vacuum. Finally, the product was stirred in boiling methanol for 1hr., filtered and dried under vacuum at 60 o C to give 5.9 g of the desired product in 54% yield. 1 H NMR (500MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ 4.