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Process for producing saccharin

Assignee: Ihara Chemical Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-04-15
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Granted: 1977-11-08
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Expires: 1996-04-15
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Abstract

Abstract 1,2-Benzoisothiazole-3-on-1, 1-dioxide having the formula <IMAGE> wherein X represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy and Y represents hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy is prepared by reacting phosgene with an o-sulfobenzoic acid compound having the formula: <IMAGE> or an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt thereof in the presence of dimethylformamide, thereby producing a mixture of a dichlorotolylsultone and a chlorosulfonylbenzoylchloride; (b) reacting the reaction products of step (a) with an alcohol of the formula ROH wherein R represents a lower alkyl group; and then (c) reacting the product of step (b) with ammonia.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wataro Koike
  • 👤 Takahiro Kimoto
  • 👤 Sadayoshi Matsui

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 11:00
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07D; C07D275/00; C07D275/04; C07D275/06; C07D327/00; C07D327/02; C07D327/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A process for producing 1.2-benzoisothiazole3-on-1.1-dioxide having the formula: ##STR37## wherein X represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy and Y represents hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy which comprises: (a) reacting phosgene with an o-sulfobenzoic acid compound having the formula: ##STR38## or an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt thereof in the presence of dimethylformamide, thereby producing a mixture of a dichlorotolylsultone and a chlorosulfonylbenzoylchloride; (b) reacting the reaction products of step (a) with an alcohol having the formula ROH wherein R represents a lower alkyl group; (c) reacting the reaction product of step (b) with ammonia to form the ammonium salt of said 1.2-benzoisothiazole-3-on-1.1dioxide; and converting said ammonium salt to said 1.2-benzoisothiazole-3-on-1.1-dioxide.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 118 words
A process for producing 1.2-benzoisothiazole3-on-1.1-dioxide having the formula: ##STR37## wherein X represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy and Y represents hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, or lower alkoxy which comprises: (a) reacting phosgene with an o-sulfobenzoic acid compound having the formula: ##STR38## or an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt thereof in the presence of dimethylformamide, thereby producing a mixture of a dichlorotolylsultone and a chlorosulfonylbenzoylchloride; (b) reacting the reaction products of step (a) with an alcohol having the formula ROH wherein R represents a lower alkyl group; (c) reacting the reaction product of step (b) with ammonia to form the ammonium salt of said 1.2-benzoisothiazole-3-on-1.1dioxide; and converting said ammonium salt to said 1.2-benzoisothiazole-3-on-1.1-dioxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction of step (b) is conducted without separating the mixture of chlorosulfonylbenoylchloride and dichlorotolylsultone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction of the first step is conducted by adding phosgene in an inert solvent solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 37 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction of step (a) is conducted by introducing phosgene into an inert solvent solution of the o-sulfobenzoic acid or an alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the reaction mixture of step (a) is filtered and condensed and then the condensed reaction mixture is used in step (b).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 21 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein an aqueous solution of ammonia is admixed with the reaction mixture of step (b).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein ammonia gas is introduced into the reaction mixture of step (b).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 38 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the amount of said dimethylformamide is in the range of 0.01 to 0.3 mole per mole of the o-sulfobenzoic acid or the alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 35 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the alkaline earth metal of said alkaline earth metal salt is magnesium, calcium or barium and the alkali metal of said alkali metal salt is sodium or potassium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the inert solvent is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, a halohydrocarbon, an aromatic hydrocarbon, an ether, a ketone, a nitrile or an ester.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said ammonium salt is converted by addition of a mineral acid.

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