Production[edit]
Sucralose is manufactured by the selective chlorination of sucrose in a multistep synthesis, which substitutes three of the hydroxyl groups of sucrose with chlorine atoms. This chlorination is achieved by selective protection of a primary alcohol group, followed by chlorination of the partially acetylated sugar with excess chlorinating agent, and then by removal of the acetyl groups to give the desired sucralose product.[10][11] Tate & Lyle currently manufactures sucralose both at a plant in Jurong, Singapore[12] and at a recently reopened plant in McIntosh, Alabama.[citation needed]