Claims
- 1. In the method of oxydimethylating an organic compound with an oxydimethylating agent the improvement comprising reacting said organic compound with an oxydimethylating agent having the formula
- R -- SO.sub.2 O -- CH.sub.2 -- O -- CH.sub.2 -- OSO.sub.2 -- R
- wherein R is alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the organic compound contains a reactive hydrogen atom.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein R is methyl.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said organic compound is 2-mercaptoethanol and said oxydimethylating agent is bis(methanesulfonoxymethyl) ether.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 597,950, filed July 21, 1975. now U.S. Pat. No. 4,025,542 granted 5/24/77.
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