A process for the manufacture of haloalkyl lactams having the formula ##STR1## wherein n is an integer having a value of from 1 to 3; m is an integer having a value of 1 or 2 and X is chlorine or bromine in the absence of an inert solvent by reacting a hydroxyalkyl lactam of the formula ##STR2## with a thionyl chloride or bromide in the liquid phase under anhydrous conditions, vaporizing and removing any excess thionyl halide along with SO.sub.2 by-product from the liquid reaction mixture under vacuum followed by vacuum distillation of the remaining liquid product mixture at a temperature below its decomposition and recovering said product. The product of this process can be obtained in greater than 90% yield and 99% purity.
一种制备具有公式## STR1 ##的卤代烷基内酰胺的方法,其中n是1到3的整数;m是1或2的整数,X为
氯或
溴,在无惰性溶剂的情况下,通过将公式## STR2 ##的羟基烷基内酰胺与
氯化亚砜或
溴化亚砜在无
水条件下在液相中反应,蒸发并去除任何过量的亚砜卤化物和SO.sub.2副产物,然后在真空下对剩余的液体产物混合物进行真空蒸馏,温度低于其分解温度,并回收所述产品。该过程的产物可以获得大于90%的产量和99%的纯度。