Sucralose 6-acetate → (2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-[(2R,3S,4S,5S)-2,5-bis(chloromethyl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]oxy-5-chloro-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4-diol

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Reaction Steps

A mixture of 20 g of dry sucralose-6-acetate obtained from Example 5 and 70 ml of methanol was heated to from 40° C. to 50° C. When the reacting mixture became a clear solution, a small quantity of a 30% sodium methylate solution was added. After the mixture was stirred for 2 hours, methanol was removed under reduced pressure. The resultant mixture was diluted to a 30% mixture by adding a certain quantity of water, which was decolored and then filtered. The filtrate thus obtained was concentrated to a 65% solution, which was cooled to form crystallized sucralose. The obtained crystal was filtered and dried to give sucralose with a yield of over 95% and purity of over 98.0%.

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