2, 4-(NOz) zCeH3SOz-n-CsHli and (4) consumption of potassium permanganate in accord with expectation and isolation of methyl l-pentanesulfonate (53%). Modification of the usual addition time (two hours) of lead tetraacetate from one to eleven hours gave virtually the same yield. In instances in which these latter products were analyzed however, results were unsatisfactory, thus strongly indicating that the reaction is not a smooth reliable means of ...
