Abstract:
(Pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol)(aryl) phosphonate compounds may contain from one to three pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol groups, such as bis(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol)(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol) phosphonate, and are useful as flame retardants. The analogous phosphite compounds are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A process for preparing substituted phthalic anhydrides, e.g. 4-methylphthalic anhydride, in which the Diels-Alder addition product of a conjugated diene, e.g. isoprene, and maleic anhydride is reacted with bromine in the presence of a catalytic quantity of an acid acceptor. Typical catalytic acid acceptors include dimethylformamide and pyridine.
Abstract:
Bis(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol) hydrogen phosphonate is a flame retardant compound. Such a compound can be prepared by the transesterification of a diphenyl phosphite with pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol.
Abstract:
Crude organic solutions of N,N-dialkylcarbamoylmethylphosphine oxide compounds can be purified by treatment with a first row transition metal salt to form a complex which can be treated to regenerate a purified solution of the compound. The first row transition metal can be selected from the monobasic acid salts of zinc, for example.
Abstract:
Crude tetrabromobisphenol S compositions can be purified by extracting impurities therefrom with a quantity of organic solvent which is insufficient to substantially dissolve the tetrabromobisphenol S, followed by the removal of the tetrabromobisphenol compound from the solvent.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a process for the production of cinnamic acid wherein different catalysts are used. Suitable catalysts include Lewis acids, transition metal derivatives of acetic acid and halides of alkali metals.
Abstract:
A process for the formation of a di(hydroxyalkylaryl) aryl phosphate is disclosed which comprises the reaction of an o-alkyl substituted aromatic diol, e.g., an o-alkyl substituted hydroquinone such as o-t-butylhydro-quinone, and monoaryl dihalophosphate, such as monophenyl dichlorophosphate. This process can, in particular, be used to make certain di(hydroxy-o-alkylphenyl) phenyl phosphate compounds, preferably those that are p-hydroxy, such as di(p-hydroxy-o-t-butylphenyl) phenyl phosphate.
Abstract:
A bis(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol) alkylphosphonate compound, such as one comprising an alkyl group of from about one to four carbon atoms, preferably bis(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol) methylphosphonate, is a flame retardant compound. Such a compound can be prepared by the transesterification of a diphenyl alkyl phosphonate carrying the desired alkyl group with pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol. An alternative process of preparation comprises the reaction of pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol, a trialkylamine, and an alkylphosphonic dihalide.
Abstract:
Bis(pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol) hydrogen phosphonate is a flame retardant compound. Such a compound can be prepared by the transesterification of a diphenyl phosphite with pentaerythritol phosphate alcohol.
Abstract:
The instant invention is directed to a process for producing organic phosphinites by a process wherein a disubstituted halophosphine is reacted with a primary, secondary, or tertiary alcohol or phenol in the presence of a tertiary amine base wherein the reaction is conducted at a temperature of from about ambient. The invention is particularly directed to the preparation of isopropyl diphenylphosphinite.