Polyhydroxyl polyether compounds containing phosphorus and polymeric resins prepared therefrom

Claim 1

A polymeric condensation resin comprising the reaction product of: (a) at least one polyhydroxyl polyether of the formula R{C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (Y)O.sub.m X}.sub.n where R is the residue left by the removal of n active hydrogen atoms from an initiator compound for alkylene oxide polymerization RH n ; Y is independently --H, --CH 3 , --C 2 H 5 , --CH 2 Cl, --CH 2 CCl 3 , --CH 2 Br, ##STR15## where Q is independently --Cl or --Br and a=1-5, or --CH 2 OX where X is independently --H or ##STR16## and R' and R" are each independently alkyl, phenyl, haloalkyl, halophenyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, polyhaloalkoxy, polyhalophenoxy alkoxy, dialkylamino, arylamino, halophenoxy, or alkylhalophenoxy of up to about 20 carbons; provided that at least one Y is --CH 2 OH and at least one Y is ##STR17## and m and n are integers such that m is at least 2, n being 1-8; and (b) a polyfunctional chain-forming compound containing functional groups reactive with hydroxyl groups of the polyhydroxyl polyether to yield the polymeric condensation resin.