摘要 |
A fibrous material containing a flame retardant amount of the product produced by reacting (a) elemental phosphorus, (b) ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, 1,2-butylene oxide, or 1,2-epoxytetradecane and (c) an alcohol selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, dodecanol, and N,N-dimethylethanolamine; in the presence of a base catalyst selected from the group consisting of alkali metal alkoxide and a quaternary ammonium compound formed by interaction of reactant (b) and an N,N-dimethylamine; to produce an organophosphorus composition, and thereafter reacting said organophosphorus composition, with formaldehyde in proportions, at a temperature, and for a period of time sufficient to convert substantially all phosphinous hydrogen in said organophosphorus composition to hydroxymethyl groups.
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