Abstract The general synthesis of hydroxyalkanesulfonyl chlorides is illustrated by the preparation of 6-hydroxy-1-butanesulfonyl chloride (2e) and 5-hydroxy-1-pentanesulfonyl chloride (2d) as fairly stable, oily liquids (of∼ 95% purity) characterized by 1Hmr, 13Cmr and infrared spectra, and by conversion both to the corresponding sultones (3) and to crystalline acetoxy-piperidides (6); 2d and 2e form apparent polymers, very slowly on ...
