Copolycondensed vinylphosphonates

Claim 2

A COPOLYCONDENSED VINYLPHOSPHONATE CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF THE PRODUCT RESULTING FROM THE REACTION, IN STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO OF FROM ABOUT 1:10 TO 10:1, BETWEEN A BIS(2HALOALKYL) VINYLPHOSPHONATE AND AT LEAST ONE PENTAVALENT PHOSPHORUS ESTER OF THE STRUCTURE ROP(=O)XY WHERE R IS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF C1-C20 ALKYL AND C1-C20 CHLORO- OR BROMOALKYL GROUPS AND X AND Y ARE GROUPS SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF RO-, C1-C20 ALKYL, C2-C20 ALKENYL, PHENYL, PHENOXY, AMINO, C1-C20 ALKYL SUBSTITUTED AMINO, PHENYL SUBSTITUTED AMINO, C2-C20 ALKYLENE BONDED TO THE SAME OR TO ANOTHER ROP(=O) MOIETY AND C2-C20 ALKYLENEOXY AND C2-C20 ALKYLENEDIOXY BONDED TO THE SAME OR TO ANOTHER ROP(=O) MOIETY, WHEREIN SAID REACTION IS CARRIED OUT AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH IS SUFFICIENT TO EVOLVE R-HALIDE AS A BY-PRODUCT AND TO FORM A P(O)-OALKYLENE-O-P(O) LINKAGE, WITH THE PROVISO THAT SAID PRODUCT IS NOT THE HOMOPOLYCONDENSED PRODUCT OF SAID BIS(2-HALOALKYL) VINYLPHOSPHONATE.

Claim 3

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 1, wherein said bis(2-haloalkyl) vinylphosphonate is bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate.

Claim 4

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 1, wherein said pentavalent phosphorus ester is dimethyl methylphosphonate.

Claim 5

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 1, wherein R is selected from the class consisting of methyl, ethyl, 2-chloroethyl and 2-chloropropyl groups.

Claim 6

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 1 which has been substantially neutralized with a neutralizing amount of an alkylating reagent.

Claim 7

A copolycondensed vinylphosphonate, according to claim 1, resulting from the reaction between bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and dimethyl methylphosphonate.

Claim 8

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 6, wherein said ratio is in the range of 2:3 to 3:2.

Claim 9

A chlorinated or brominated addition product of a polycondensed vinylphosphonate, said polycondensed vinylphosphonate consisting essentially of the product resulting from the reaction, in stoichiometric ratio of from about 1:10 to 10:1, between a bis(2-haloethyl) vinylphosphonate and at least one pentavalent phosphorus ester of the structure ROP( O)XY where R is selected from the class consisting of C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, and C1-C20 chloro- or bromoalkyl groups and X and Y are groups selected from the class consisting of RO, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, phenyl, phenoxy, amino, C1-C20 alkyl substituted amino, phenyl substituted amino, C2-C20 alkylene bonded to the same or to another ROP( O) moiety, and C2-C20 alkyleneoxy and C2-C20 alkylenedioxy groups bonded to the same or to another ROP( O) moiety, wherein said reaction is carried out at an elevated temperature for a period of time which is sufficient to evolve R-halide as a by-product and to form a P(O)-O-alkylene-O-P(O) linkage, said addition product obtained by adding chlorine or bromine to the double bonds of the polycondensed vinylphosphonate.

Claim 10

A chlorinated or brominated addition product of a polycondensed vinylphosphonate, said polycondensed vinylphosphonate consisting essentially of the product resulting from the reaction, in stoichiometric ratio of from about 1:10 to 10:1, between a bis(2-haloethyl) vinylphosphonate and at least one pentavalent phosphorus ester of the structure ROP( O)XY where R is selected from the class consisting of C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, and C1-C20 chloro- or bromoalkyl groups and X and Y are groups selected from the class consisting of RO, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, phenyl, phenoxy, amino, C1-C20 alkyl substituted amino, phenyl substituted amino, C2-C20 alkylene bonded to the same or to another ROP( O) moiety, and C2-C20 alkyleneoxy and C2-C20 alkylenedioxy groups bonded to the same or to another ROP( O) moiety, wherein said reaction is carried out at an elevated temperature for a period of time which is sufficient to evolve R-halide as a by-product and to form a P(O)-O-alkylene-O-P(O) linkage, said addition product obtained by adding chlorine or bromine to the double bonds of the polycondensed vinylphosphonate.

Claim 11

The addition product of claim 8, wherein said addition product is a brominated addition product.

Claim 12

The addition product of claim 8, wherein said addition product is a chlorinated addition product.

Claim 13

The copolycondensed vinylphosphonate of claim 5, which has been substantially neutralized by being reacted with a neutralizing amount of a reagent selected from the group consisting of trialkylorthoformates and epoxides.

Claim 14

The copolycondensed vinylphosonate of claim 11, wherein neutralization is done with an epoxide reagent selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, epichlorohydrin and the diglycidyl ether of isopropylidenediphenol.

Claim 15

A copolycondensed vinylphosphonate, according to claim 1, resulting from the reaction between bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate.

Claim 16

A copolycondensed vinylphosphonate, according to claim 1, resulting from the reaction between bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and trimethyl phosphate.

Claim 17

The addition product of claim 8, wherein said polycondensed vinylphosphonate consists essentially of the reaction product of bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and dimethyl methylphosphonate.

Claim 18

The addition product of claim 8, wherein said polycondensed vinylphosphonate consists essentially of the reaction product of bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate.

Claim 19

The addition product of claim 8, wherein said polycondensed vinylphosphonate consists essentially of the reaction product of bis(2-chloroethyl) vinylphosphonate and trimethyl phosphate.

Claim 20

The compound

Claim 21

The compound

Claim 22

A copolycondensed phosphonate composition consisting essentially of repeating units of the structure

Claim 23

A copolycondensed phosphonate composition consisting essentially of repeating units of the structure