Various N-alkylsaccharins were easily prepared in moderate to good yields by the reaction of N-alkyl (o-methyl) arenesulfonamides with (diacetoxyiodo) benzene in the presence of iodine under irradiation with a tungsten lamp (W-hν). On the other hand, irradiation of N-alkyl (o-methyl) arenesulfonamide derivatives bearing various subslituents on the aromatic ring with a high-pressure mercury lamp (Hg-hν), in the presence of (diacetoxyiodo) benzene ...