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Saccharin 151<br />

was added to sodium disulfide; the product was collected, washed, and dried.<br />

The disulfide was then esterified by treatment with methanol in sulfuric acid and<br />

oxidized with gaseous chlorine to ortho-carbomethoxybenzenesulfonyl chloride.<br />

Amidation with excess ammonia yielded ammonium saccharin, and neutralization<br />

with sulfuric acid produced insoluble acid saccharin (12).<br />

Today, the Maumee process has evolved into an efficient continuous process<br />

(Fig. 3). Methyl anthranilate is diazotized to form 2-carbomethoxybenzenediazonium<br />

chloride. Sulfonation followed by oxidation yields 2-carbomethoxybenzenesulfonyl<br />

chloride. Again, amidation of this sulfonylchloride, followed by<br />

acidification, forms insoluble acid saccharin. Subsequent addition of sodium hydroxide<br />

or calcium hydroxide produces the soluble sodium and calcium forms,<br />

respectively (13).<br />

IV. PROPERTIES<br />

Acid saccharin exists as a white odorless, crystalline powder. It is a moderately<br />

strong acid, with only slight solubility in water. However, its intense sweetness<br />

allows even slight aqueous solubility to be quite sufficient for all sweetener applications.<br />

There are three commercially available saccharin forms: (a) acid, (b)<br />

sodium, and (c) calcium. Sodium saccharin is the most commonly used form<br />

because of its high solubility, high stability, and superior economics. All are<br />

Table 1 Properties of Saccharin Forms<br />

Acid saccharin Sodium saccharin Calcium saccharin<br />

Molecular formula C 7H 5NO 3S C 7H 4NO 3SNa⋅2H 2O [C 7H 4NO 3S] 2Ca⋅2H 2O<br />

Molecular weight 183.18 241.20 440.48<br />

C.A.S. Registry No. 81-07-2 128-44-9 6485-34-3<br />

Melting point (°C) 228–229 300 300<br />

Appearance White solid White solid White solid<br />

pKa a 1.30 — —<br />

Solubility (g/100 g water) at: b<br />

20°C 0.2 100 37<br />

35°C 0.4 143 82<br />

50°C 0.7 187 127<br />

75°C 1.3 254 202<br />

90°C — 297 247<br />

a From Ref. 15.<br />

b From Refs. 16, 44.

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