The crystal structures of N-saccharinperpropanoic acid [3-oxo-2H-1,2-b
enzisothiazole-2-peroxypropanoic acid 1,1-dioxide, C10H9NO6S, (I)] and
N-saccharinperpentanoic acid [3-oxo-2H-1,2-benzisothiazole-2-peroxype
nta noic acid 1,1-dioxide, C12H13NO6S, (II)] have been determined. Hyd
rogen bonding in (I) produces chains of molecules through the interact
ion of the peracid proton and keto O atom, while in (II) the result is
ten-membered centrosymmetric peracid ring dimers. We believe this to
be the first example of such a centrosymmetric motif in an organic per
acid.