IN WHICH X REPRESENTS HYDROGEN, CHLORINE, BROMINE, LOWER ALKYL OR LOWER ALKOXY, WHICH COMPRISES REACTING 1 MOL OR A BENZOXAZALONE-6-SULFINIC ACID OF THE FORMULA III
2-(O=),6-(HO2S-),X-2,3-DIHYDROBENZOXAZOLE
IN WHICH X IS DEFINED AS ABOVE, WITH 1 TO 10 MOL OF ETHYLENE OXIDE IN AQUEOUS MEDIUM AT A PH-RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 2 AND ABOUT 6 AT A TEMPERTURE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 10*C. AND ABOUT 70*C.