The present invention relates to the use of efficient phosphorous substances, in particular based on diphenylamine and heterocyclic diphenylamine derivatives as stabilizers for organic materials, in particular for plastic materials, against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. The present invention additionally relates to an organic material that has been correspondingly stabilized as described above. The invention further relates to a method of stabilizing organic materials and to specific stabilizers.

The present invention relates to the use of efficient phosphorous substances, in particular based on diphenylamine and heterocyclic diphenylamine derivatives as stabilizers for organic materials, in particular for plastic materials, against oxidative, thermal and/or actinic degradation. Te present invention additionally relates to an organic material that has been correspondingly stabilized as described above. The invention further relates to a method of stabilizing organic materials and to specific stabilizers.

An object is to provide a novel organophosphorus compound which can impart flame retardancy to an amorphous resin in a smaller addition amount without deteriorating heat resistance and transparency, and also can be applied to a wide range of resins, a flame retardant containing the same, and a method for producing an organophosphorus compound. An organophosphorus compound represented by the following general formula (1) (wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, an alkylaryl group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aralkyloxy group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, or an alkylaryloxy group having 7 to 15 carbon atoms, provided that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be bound to each other to form a ring, and m and n are independently 1, 2, 3 or 4), a flame retardant containing the same, and a method for producing an organophosphorus compound.

Provided herein are N-heterocyclic phosphines (NHPs) useful in metal-free phosphorus-carbon bond forming reactions. Methods for preparing vinylphosphonates using NHPs also are provided. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

The present relates to flame-retardant expandable polymers and to polymer foams and to the use thereof. These flame-retardant expandable polymers and polymer foams can be contained in one or several pressurized containers. According to the present, at least one of the following phosphorus compounds is used as a flame retardant: phosphorus compound according to formula (Ia): (Ia) 10-hydroxy-9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO-OH); or the salts thereof according to formula (Ib): (Ib) (DOPO-OR); or the ring-opened hydrolysates thereof according to formula (Ic): (Ic).

Provided herein are N-heterocyclic phosphines (NHPs) useful in metal-free phosphorus-carbon bond forming reactions. Methods for preparing vinylphosphonates using NHPs also are provided. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

The present relates to flame-retardant expandable polymers and to polymer foams and to the use thereof. These flame-retardant expandable polymers and polymer foams can be contained in one or several pressurized containers. According to the present, at least one of the following phosphorus compounds is used as a flame retardant: phosphorus compound according to formula (Ia): (Ia) 10-hydroxy-9, 10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide (DOPO-OH); or the salts thereof according to formula (Ib): (Ib) (DOPO-OR); or the ring-opened hydrolysates thereof according to formula (Ic): (ilc).