Abstract: This invention describes a safe method for the production of sulfamoyl chloride from chlorosulfonyl isocyanate and formic acid in the presence of a amide catalyst, taming the hazardous nature of this reaction by circumventing heat accumulation processes, as well as the sulfamoylation of alcohols and phenols with the resulting sulfamoyl chloride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone thereby avoiding the formation of side-products which were inevitable with the methods of the prior art using dimethyl formamide or dichloromethane as a solvent. The current invention allows industrial scale applications and describes as an example the process of manufacture of the biologically active compound 17?-Hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3-yl sulfamate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-stage method for producing gas-filled microcapsules. In one stage of the method, the substance that forms the coat is polymerized. The microcapsules are formed in a physically and/or temporally separate stage, by means of a structuring process. The polymerization is carried out with moderate stirring, while the microcapsules are structured in dispersing conditions.

Abstract: This invention describes a safe method for the production of sulfamoyl chloride from chlorosulfonyl isocyanate and formic acid in the presence of a amide catalyst, taming the hazardous nature of this reaction by circumventing heat accumulation processes, as well as the sulfamoylation of alcohols and phenols with the resulting sulfamoyl chloride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone thereby avoiding the formation of side-products which were inevitable with the methods of the prior art using dimethyl formamide or dichloromethane as a solvent. The current invention allows industrial scale applications and describes as an example the process of manufacture of the biologically active compound 17&bgr;-Hydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3-yl sulfamate.