Saccharin is made up of
(1) Toluene
(2) Phenol
(3) Propane
(4) Butane
Answer: (1) Saccharin can be produced in various ways. The original route by Remsen &Fahlberg starts with toluene. Saccharin is an artificial sweetener. The basic substance, benzoic sulfilimine, has effectively no food energy and is much sweeter than sucrose, but has a the bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.
